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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
750
750
1350
650
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
800
800
km/h
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
65
S
60
SSW
60
W
45
WNW
5
ESE
10
SSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
S
10
NE
10
N
10
WSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
3
2
—
3
12
6
1
—
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-5
-5
-2
-1
-3
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-7
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-4
-1
-4
-5
-6
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
 chill °C
-14
-14
-13
-12
-10
-14
-16
-14
-8
-12
-14
-14
-10
-14
-11
-17
-15
-13
Freezing level m
1250
1150
1150
1200
1800
1400
1050
900
600
700
850
350
0
500
0
0
250
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-5-3-1-4-5-6-8-8-8-9-10-10-11-11-10-8-2-2-3-12-1-3-4-6-5-5-6-7-7-9-9-8-754357642-122-1-2-1-3-3-3-2
Sunrise
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
Sunset
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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
partially cloudy
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
18
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 148 degs) was rejected.
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.