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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1700
800
750
800
1650
850
1400
2450
700
750
750
1700
1650
750
850
1600
800
km/h
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
S
10
S
15
SW
20
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-2
min °C
-5
-7
-7
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
 chill °C
-7
-13
-13
-5
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-7
-3
-6
-8
-7
-8
-8
Freezing level m
1400
1100
850
1100
1100
1200
1400
950
1250
1600
1800
1750
1850
1650
1500
1500
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-7-5-6-5-4-4-2-2-1-1-2-2-3-3-3-2-4-4-3-3-2-1-3-11222200063343654678998777
Sunrise
5:50
5:52
5:56
5:58
6:01
Sunset
8:30
8:27
8:23
8:20
8:15
8:13

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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.
2 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
partially cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 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
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
38 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 58).
14
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the NW
(10 kph at 321).
16
193 km SSW
124m alt.
41 minutes ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
195 km SW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 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.