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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue night, extremely windy from the SE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light rain
light rain
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
650
1150
1200
1250
700
700
1400
750
700
650
750
750
5350
1300
km/h
75
S
50
SSE
60
SE
65
SE
100
ESE
90
SSE
75
S
65
SSW
55
S
55
SSW
50
SSW
40
S
35
SW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
SSW
45
SSW
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
10
—
—
1
23
10
4
6
2
3
3
3
6
3
—
—
4
 mm
—
0.1
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
2
2
1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-5
-4
-2
-3
-5
-4
-3
-2
min °C
1
0
2
-1
-2
-1
-3
-6
-6
-5
-5
-2
-4
-5
-5
-3
-7
 chill °C
-8
-8
-6
-10
-13
-12
-13
-17
-17
-15
-15
-10
-12
-14
-12
-8
-17
Freezing level m
2150
2650
3000
2500
1600
1800
1450
1250
1150
1100
1150
1400
1500
1000
750
1200
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1120-2-1-3-5-6-5-5-2-4-5-5-3-53242120-2-2-2-20-1-3-4-2-298988865454663354
Sunrise
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
Sunset
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
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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 2°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue night, extremely windy from the SE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
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
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
rain showers
Shower moderate rain shower in the vicinity.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
30 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 296).
14
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
47 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (32 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
0.0 km
Mid: 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.