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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
800
750
800
800
1550
800
850
800
900
800
800
850
1450
800
800
1650
800
km/h
30
SE
50
SSE
60
SSW
35
SW
20
SSW
10
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
W
5
NW
5
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
1
2
 mm
6
max °C
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
min °C
0
2
-2
-2
0
0
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-7
-5
-11
-9
-5
-4
-5
-6
-5
-4
-2
-1
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-5
Freezing level m
2100
2450
1700
1600
2050
1950
2100
2050
2000
1800
1800
1850
1450
1700
1350
1500
1550
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
12-1-10010-1-1-2-1-2-2-3-3-3-334123343322211-100-1911789910109888776776
Sunrise
5:24
5:28
5:31
5:35
5:37
5:41
Sunset
8:55
8:52
8:49
8:45
8:42
8:37

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri 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.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
20
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 130 degs)
(20 kph at 90).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 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
10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 63).
19
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
178 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.