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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow on Sun night turning to drizzle on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, severe gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1200
700
750
750
800
4800
750
750
700
750
750
750
750
750
750
650
1200
1250
km/h
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
S
35
S
65
SSW
70
SSW
80
SW
85
SW
60
SW
60
WSW
65
SW
50
SSW
80
SSE
80
S
60
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
2
3
2
5
3
3
3
6
11
8
 mm
1.4
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-2
-2
0
2
1
-2
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-4
-2
-3
-3
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-2
1
-1
-5
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-10
-10
-11
-9
-8
-7
-6
-11
-16
-20
-20
-18
-18
-18
-16
-14
-14
-13
Freezing level m
1300
1450
1250
1400
1400
1450
3200
2200
1650
1050
1000
950
900
1000
1100
1150
1550
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-5-3-3-120-4-7-7-6-7-6-5-3-3-3-1-1-2-1-1-132-1-3-3-4-5-3-2000665665886433334677
Sunrise
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:52
6:54
6:58
Sunset
7:22
7:17
7:15
7:10
7:07
7:04

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow on Sun night turning to drizzle on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, severe gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed 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
cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 309).
16
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
192 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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.