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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 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 Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
700
650
650
1200
700
700
700
750
1400
800
2450
700
700
700
750
750
km/h
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
15
WSW
30
SSW
40
S
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
N
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Snowflake cm
1
1
16
1
5
4
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-1
0
0
-1
-8
-8
-8
-5
-4
-3
0
1
0
-1
-1
-4
min °C
-1
0
0
-7
-8
-8
-10
-6
-5
-5
-2
0
-2
-1
-2
-7
 chill °C
-8
-6
-6
-18
-20
-19
-21
-15
-12
-11
-9
-7
-7
-7
-8
-13
Freezing level m
1800
1950
1950
1450
800
900
600
450
850
700
1300
2100
1900
1850
1800
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-100-4-8-8-9-6-5-4-11-1-1-2-6123-2-4-5-6-5-4-403221-57995330122697872
Sunrise
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:26
6:28
Sunset
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 Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
54 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
54 minutes ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
54 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
54 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
54 minutes 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
-
9
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 240 degs)
(9 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 71).
10
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 123).
40
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.