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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
750
750
750
750
650
1200
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
800
km/h
55
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
WSW
35
SSW
65
S
55
SW
50
W
30
WNW
10
SSE
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
7
2
—
2
—
4
11
3
1
4
4
5
1
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
-5
-5
-2
-1
-3
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-1
-4
-4
-4
-7
-7
-7
-10
-10
-9
-9
 chill °C
-14
-14
-14
-14
-12
-10
-14
-14
-12
-10
-13
-13
-15
-14
-16
-17
Freezing level m
1250
1200
1200
1100
1250
1750
1400
1300
1150
800
900
900
450
150
500
500
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Sunrise
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
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—
6:23
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6:20
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue 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.
40 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
40 minutes ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
40 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
40 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
40 minutes 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 240 degs)
(19 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
21 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
3
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
40 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
21 minutes ago
Dry
192 km SSW
124m alt.
40 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.