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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
650
1150
1200
1200
700
750
750
750
750
650
700
700
700
700
1200
1200
700
km/h
60
SE
60
SE
100
ESE
85
SSE
80
S
65
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
WSW
45
SW
70
S
65
WSW
40
W
20
WSW
20
S
10
SE
25
NW
25
N
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Snowflake cm
—
1
18
12
3
7
3
2
2
1
4
10
1
—
2
5
4
5
 mm
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-4
-5
-4
-1
1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-5
-7
-8
min °C
2
0
-2
-1
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
-4
-3
-3
-4
-5
-7
-9
 chill °C
-6
-9
-13
-12
-13
-16
-14
-15
-14
-12
-12
-15
-12
-9
-9
-10
-15
-18
Freezing level m
3050
2200
1700
1800
1600
1150
1350
1100
1100
1200
2150
1450
1250
1250
1100
1000
800
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
Sunset
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun 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).
116 km ESE
7m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
118 km NW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 040 degs)
(7 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
120 km NW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°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
ASCATC344E64N
143 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 111).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
163 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 109).
- 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.