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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
700
750
750
750
800
800
800
800
750
750
1600
650
700
750
750
800
850
km/h
20
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
NE
20
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
30
S
40
S
30
SSE
15
NE
40
NNE
25
ENE
10
NNE
0
NNW
15
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
2
2
5
6
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
-3
-6
-5
-5
-8
-8
-5
min °C
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-6
-3
-5
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-6
 chill °C
-14
-12
-13
-13
-9
-9
-16
-17
-14
-14
-12
-9
-12
-14
-13
-12
-8
-10
Freezing level m
650
700
450
250
650
250
600
800
250
750
1000
1100
850
750
950
400
550
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-9-9-9-9-8-8-7-5-3-4-6-6-6-8-8-6-5-6-6-7-6-6-6-5-6-4-2-3-4-4-4-6-6-411-100-12203442230-12
Sunrise
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
Sunset
—
6:23
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:06
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
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
ASCATB344E63N
146 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the E
(10 kph at 101).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
40 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 63).
8
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.

* 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.