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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
650
1200
1200
1200
1200
1300
700
750
750
800
700
km/h
10
N
20
W
30
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
25
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
30
W
20
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
50
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
1
9
2
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
2
3
3
2
0
-1
0
1
-1
-8
-6
-4
-3
-2
-2
0
1
0
min °C
0
2
2
2
-1
-1
0
0
-8
-8
-8
-5
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
0
 chill °C
-3
-3
-4
-3
-10
-7
-7
-6
-20
-20
-20
-15
-9
-4
-2
-5
-6
-8
Freezing level m
2100
2700
3150
2900
2100
1700
2050
2100
1300
750
900
800
900
1250
1250
1600
2350
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1332-1-101-5-8-7-5-3-2-2-11034442134-2-5-4-4-3-1-2122910810879105232454788
Sunrise
6:11
6:13
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:26
Sunset
8:01
7:58
7:54
7:51
7:46
7:44

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
5 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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Skjaldthingsstad Airport
178 km NE
48m alt.
50 minutes ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
0.0 km

* 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.