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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Wed night, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
700
700
750
750
750
700
700
1350
650
650
1200
1200
700
750
750
750
km/h
20
ENE
5
E
10
SSW
20
SSW
60
SE
80
S
65
SSE
75
SE
60
ESE
110
ESE
90
SSE
75
S
75
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
—
—
—
9
16
2
—
1
14
16
5
8
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-3
0
1
2
3
2
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-5
min °C
-5
-6
-6
-5
-3
1
1
2
1
-3
-2
-3
-5
-5
-6
-6
 chill °C
-10
-6
-12
-12
-13
-8
-8
-7
-7
-15
-13
-14
-17
-14
-14
-13
Freezing level m
1200
1050
1200
1150
1350
2150
2900
3000
2900
1550
1700
1650
1150
1150
1200
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-6-4-21232-2-2-3-5-5-6-6-2-3-3-213343110-2-2-3-34454799997765454
Sunrise
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Wed night, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri night).

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.
3 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 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.