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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Mon morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, severe gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
650
1200
1200
1250
1250
700
km/h
25
S
45
S
70
SSW
70
SSW
55
SSW
75
SW
65
SW
60
SW
60
SW
35
S
90
SSE
55
SSE
60
S
80
SSW
70
SW
55
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
2
4
6
5
2
1
3
7
1
15
5
7
1
 mm
1.1
max °C
-1
2
0
-3
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-2
-4
-2
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-3
0
-2
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-3
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
 chill °C
-10
-8
-12
-14
-15
-20
-19
-18
-17
-14
-13
-17
-15
-15
-16
-17
Freezing level m
1350
2850
2050
1500
1300
1050
950
850
950
1150
1300
1350
1500
1300
1250
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:48
6:52
6:54
6:58
7:01
Sunset
7:15
7:10
7:07
7:04
7:00

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Drizzle on Mon morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, severe gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the S 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
118 km NW
211m alt.
44 minutes ago
4°C
clear
Fog -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.4 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
2 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
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the N
(8 kph at 0).
19
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
192 km SSW
124m alt.
44 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.