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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the S by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
700
1200
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
1500
850
800
750
700
700
km/h
40
SW
60
S
50
SW
50
WSW
30
WNW
15
ESE
5
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
W
15
SW
5
S
5
NW
5
WNW
10
S
20
S
50
S
40
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
5
6
2
—
4
3
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
5
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
-2
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-6
-5
-2
-2
min °C
-4
-1
-4
-4
-4
-7
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-8
-6
-3
-7
 chill °C
-13
-10
-13
-14
-12
-11
-7
-14
-13
-14
-15
-15
-9
-12
-8
-13
-12
-16
Freezing level m
1150
1750
1400
1300
1150
850
800
800
600
250
600
300
250
550
250
550
1050
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-1-3-4-4-6-7-7-9-9-9-10-9-9-7-6-3-5-110-2-2-4-4-5-6-7-6-7-7-6-6-5-2-2576542220-10-2-1-1-1145
Sunrise
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
Sunset
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the S 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
702m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry

* 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.