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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
650
650
1200
700
700
700
750
750
750
800
750
700
km/h
20
W
30
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
60
W
30
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
20
SW
25
S
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
9
3
5
2
1
3
 mm
max °C
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
-2
-8
-8
-6
-4
-4
-5
-2
-1
-1
min °C
2
2
1
-1
-1
0
-1
-8
-9
-8
-9
-5
-5
-6
-3
-1
-1
 chill °C
-2
-4
-5
-8
-7
-6
-8
-20
-22
-20
-21
-13
-9
-6
-9
-7
-9
Freezing level m
2700
3150
2950
2000
1850
2050
2050
1100
700
900
650
400
900
400
1000
1800
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232-1-10-1-5-9-8-8-5-5-6-3-1-14332233-2-5-5-6-5-4-6-21110888899523-113-1477
Sunrise
6:13
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:26
Sunset
8:01
7:58
7:54
7:51
7:46
7:44

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 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.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATB343E63N
135 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB344E64N
137 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB344E63N
159 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB342E63N
164 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB345E63N
165 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 222).
- 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.