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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
650
1200
1200
1250
1200
1250
700
750
750
750
700
700
700
700
km/h
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
45
NW
35
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
5
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
12
1
4
3
5
1
2
 mm
max °C
0
0
0
0
-2
-8
-8
-7
-4
-4
-4
-1
1
1
-1
-1
-2
min °C
-1
-1
0
0
-7
-8
-8
-9
-5
-4
-6
-3
0
-1
-1
-2
-4
 chill °C
-8
-8
-6
-6
-17
-20
-19
-21
-14
-12
-10
-9
-7
-8
-7
-8
-11
Freezing level m
1900
1800
1900
2050
1350
800
900
600
500
800
500
1150
2100
2150
1800
1750
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-100-5-8-8-8-5-4-5-210-1-2-32123-2-5-5-6-5-4-5-12321-287894330121589885
Sunrise
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:26
6:28
Sunset
7:58
7:54
7:51
7:46
7:44
7:39

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 2009 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Bárðarbunga. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 227).
5
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
46 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the SE
(21 kph at 136).
31
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.