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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
800
800
750
700
1300
1200
700
750
850
750
750
750
1650
1550
1250
700
700
km/h
25
SW
10
WSW
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ESE
5
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
70
SSE
85
SSE
65
SSW
50
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
3
2
2
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
2
16
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-5
-3
-3
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
0
0
-5
-5
min °C
-8
-8
-6
-3
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-4
-3
-3
-3
-5
-7
 chill °C
-16
-14
-14
-11
-11
-10
-11
-12
-10
-14
-14
-11
-11
-12
-12
-16
-17
Freezing level m
750
300
700
1050
1250
800
950
800
550
1000
800
1100
1200
1000
1900
1150
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:02
—
—
5:59
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SSE by Sun 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.
42 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
42 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
42 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
42 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATB344E64N
134 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATB343E63N
140 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB344E63N
146 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB342E63N
147 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
152 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 207).
- 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.