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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, severe gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
700
1500
1450
1200
1200
700
750
750
800
800
1600
750
750
750
750
750
km/h
5
WNW
10
S
10
SSE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
35
SSW
55
S
65
SSW
85
SSW
80
SW
60
SW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
2
4
1
1
3
5
6
12
 mm
0.4
max °C
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
1
3
-2
-5
-4
-4
min °C
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
1
0
-4
-6
-5
-6
 chill °C
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-6
-9
-15
-19
-17
-17
Freezing level m
1350
1300
1450
1200
1300
1350
1250
1200
1300
1150
3200
3100
1500
1050
1250
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:52
Sunset
7:24
7:22
7:17
7:15
7:10

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, severe gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°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
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 227).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
42 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 123).
10
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
192 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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.