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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5500
1450
750
750
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
800
850
850
1750
km/h
15
SW
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
10
SE
15
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
50
NE
35
NE
15
NE
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
8
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
2
1
1
0
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
min °C
2
1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-1
-2
 chill °C
-2
-1
-5
-5
-4
-7
-7
-9
-13
-11
-11
-5
-9
-7
-3
-4
-6
Freezing level m
2600
2250
2150
2050
1900
1900
1850
1300
1100
1000
850
1000
1250
1400
1450
1750
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2110-1-1-1-3-4-4-5-5-4-3-3-1-24333221-1-2-3-4-3-1-1021109998885433466787
Sunrise
4:28
4:31
4:33
4:37
4:41
Sunset
10:04
10:00
9:57
9:53
9:50
9:46

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

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
7° C
clear
No report.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour 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
ASCATB343E63N
135 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB344E64N
142 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB344E63N
159 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB342E63N
163 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB345E63N
164 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 238).
- km

* 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.