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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 10 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 Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Wed afternoon).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
700
1200
700
750
800
1550
750
700
700
750
750
800
800
km/h
30
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
55
WSW
40
WNW
25
WNW
15
SW
30
SW
35
S
25
S
15
SW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
W
30
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
8
2
5
4
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-8
-8
-8
-5
-4
-4
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-9
-6
-5
-5
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-19
-19
-19
-21
-15
-10
-7
-10
-8
-6
-6
-5
-8
-5
-6
-9
Freezing level m
1250
800
950
750
500
850
850
1200
1750
1950
1800
1850
1400
1100
1550
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-8-9-6-5-5-2-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-1-3-5-5-6-5-4-4-12222-1-1-114331121578886566
Sunrise
6:20
6:22
6:26
6:28
6:31
Sunset
7:51
7:46
7:44
7:39
7:36

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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 Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Wed afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 331).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 113).
5
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
195 km SW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.

* 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.