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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, gales from the S by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, severe gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
750
750
800
4550
750
750
700
750
750
750
750
750
800
700
1250
1200
km/h
15
NE
15
NNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
S
50
SSE
70
SSW
70
SSW
55
SW
75
SW
65
SW
55
WSW
60
WSW
30
S
75
SSE
65
S
75
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
2
2
4
4
2
1
2
7
2
27
 mm
0.5
max °C
-3
-4
-3
-4
-1
2
0
-2
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-2
-4
-3
min °C
-4
-5
-4
-4
-2
0
-1
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
-4
-3
 chill °C
-9
-10
-11
-11
-7
-8
-10
-14
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-14
-14
-14
-14
Freezing level m
1450
1200
1250
1150
1450
2950
2100
1600
1200
1000
950
1000
950
1100
1250
1500
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, gales from the S by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, severe gales from the SSW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
118 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
7°C
light rain
Drizzle
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 80).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
SHIP3767
172 km S
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP2116
172 km S
3m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
SHIP1723
176 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C

* 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.