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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1600
1300
700
700
750
5400
700
1300
1200
700
700
1300
1200
km/h
20
E
55
ENE
60
NE
50
NE
20
NE
5
NNW
20
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
25
SW
45
SW
40
SW
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
2
1
8
2
9
 mm
max °C
0
0
-1
-1
0
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
0
-2
-8
-6
-7
min °C
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
2
2
3
-2
-2
0
0
-8
-8
-7
-8
 chill °C
-6
-12
-12
-11
-8
-1
-2
-3
-2
-9
-10
-6
-6
-19
-19
-17
-16
Freezing level m
1700
1650
1200
1300
1100
2400
2750
3000
2950
2250
1550
2050
2100
1100
800
1050
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-2-2-12233-1-110-5-8-7-810-10-144452243-3-5-3-47656599910881094342
Sunrise
6:07
6:11
6:13
6:16
6:20
Sunset
8:08
8:05
8:01
7:58
7:54
7:51

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri 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).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours 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
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 57 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 348).
39
193 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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.