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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, stormy winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
1250
700
1450
800
750
700
700
700
750
650
1200
1200
1200
1250
km/h
20
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
60
SSE
80
SSE
65
S
45
SE
55
SE
95
ESE
95
SE
75
SSE
60
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
5
12
7
—
—
10
7
6
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
0
1
2
2
0
-1
-2
-2
min °C
-4
-6
-6
-5
-7
-7
-6
-6
-2
0
0
2
0
-3
-2
-2
-5
 chill °C
-10
-11
-10
-5
-10
-12
-12
-13
-12
-10
-8
-5
-8
-14
-13
-12
-15
Freezing level m
1300
750
800
1350
1150
750
1200
950
1600
1900
2250
3050
2900
1600
1600
1700
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Tue morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, stormy winds from the ESE 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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.
1 hour 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
clear
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
38 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 60).
5
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
43 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 325).
10
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.