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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 07 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
850
800
750
750
750
1600
km/h
25
E
35
NE
50
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
5
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
9
6
4
1
 mm
1.6
9
5
1.7
0.2
max °C
-2
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-3
-1
0
0
1
3
5
5
5
3
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-6
-6
-5
-5
-1
0
0
1
2
4
5
4
2
 chill °C
-10
-11
-12
-13
-13
-11
-10
-3
-5
-4
-3
-2
0
2
1
2
Freezing level m
1200
1150
1300
950
750
950
800
1550
2000
1850
2400
2450
3200
3150
3100
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-3-5-6-5-4-100135553-1-2-1-4-5-3-4111256776545323278681112131311
Sunrise
4:33
4:37
4:41
4:43
4:47
Sunset
9:53
9:50
9:46
9:43
9:39

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
39 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
39 minutes ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
39 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
39 minutes ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 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
7° C
light rain
Drizzle
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 22).
26
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 41).
24
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 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.