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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Wed morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the SE by Wed night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
rain showers
clear
snow showers
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
800
700
700
650
1350
1200
km/h
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
40
SE
65
SSE
70
SE
80
SE
75
SE
100
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
1
1
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
12
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.5
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-4
-2
0
2
2
-1
-2
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-3
0
0
0
-2
-2
 chill °C
-12
-11
-11
-11
-9
-6
-12
-11
-12
-13
-11
-9
-8
-9
-13
-14
Freezing level m
1300
1150
1200
700
1000
1050
800
800
1000
1100
1400
1850
2350
2800
1800
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-4-6-6-6-7-6-6-5-3011-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-4-5-4-4-30123115453432234677977
Sunrise
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7:03
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
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—
6:42
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle on Wed morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the SE by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 321).
23
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.