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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
700
1250
1250
700
750
800
750
750
1900
3400
700
1300
1300
700
1200
1250
700
km/h
30
S
50
S
30
SSW
5
S
5
NE
15
NE
0
SSW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
S
75
SSE
50
S
50
S
5
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
4
2
1
2
1
5
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-6
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-6
-3
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-5
-6
-5
-4
-3
-5
-4
-6
-7
-7
-10
 chill °C
-14
-12
-12
-7
-7
-13
-7
-11
-14
-12
-10
-14
-15
-14
-6
-16
-16
-16
Freezing level m
700
1150
1050
850
850
700
600
1000
900
1050
1000
900
1500
1300
1050
950
950
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-3-5-7-7-7-7-5-6-5-4-3-5-4-6-7-7-9-4-2-2-4-5-5-5-3-4-3-3-2-1-1-3-4-4-724422223333465433-1
Sunrise
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
—
6:13
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:02
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:54
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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 -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours 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.
3 hours ago
1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 110 to 220 degs)
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.