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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, severe gales from the SW by Sat night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
750
700
650
650
1250
700
750
750
1350
1400
800
750
700
km/h
20
S
65
SE
85
SSE
60
SSE
55
SE
60
ESE
90
SE
90
SSE
80
S
50
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
40
SSW
80
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
7
15
—
—
2
20
6
12
10
2
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
0
2
2
3
1
-1
-1
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
-3
-1
0
min °C
-5
-3
1
1
2
-1
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-4
-1
-2
 chill °C
-11
-13
-9
-8
-6
-9
-15
-14
-17
-14
-14
-14
-13
-9
-9
-12
Freezing level m
1050
1350
2200
2450
3200
2450
1550
1800
1300
1300
1150
1200
950
800
1350
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-22230-2-2-5-4-5-5-6-4-1-1-21433312-2-1-2-2-4-31147108988856553367
Sunrise
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, severe gales from the SW 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.
49 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
49 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
49 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
49 minutes 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
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 51).
6
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
49 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
31 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the N
(10 kph at 0).
16
192 km SSW
124m alt.
49 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.