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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Fri 02 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 -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
750
650
1200
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
1400
1500
1500
1500
900
km/h
30
SW
40
SW
65
S
55
WSW
55
W
30
WNW
10
SE
5
NW
15
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
SW
0
S
10
NE
5
WNW
15
WSW
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
5
12
4
1
5
3
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-2
-1
-3
-4
-4
-5
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
-7
min °C
-5
-4
-1
-4
-5
-5
-7
-7
-8
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
 chill °C
-14
-13
-10
-14
-14
-8
-10
-7
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
-9
-15
Freezing level m
1100
1200
1750
1350
1150
1050
750
700
700
500
300
550
0
0
450
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
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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 -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

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.
56 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
56 minutes ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 120 to 210 degs)
(11 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
56 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
56 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
56 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
44 minutes ago
Dry
192 km SSW
124m alt.
56 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.