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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1250
1300
700
700
750
750
750
700
750
2550
700
650
1200
1200
1250
700
750
750
km/h
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
5
S
15
SSW
20
S
55
SE
65
S
55
SSE
55
SE
55
SE
65
ESE
65
ESE
75
SSE
35
SW
35
S
45
SSW
20
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
—
1
6
13
3
—
—
5
7
4
8
1
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-4
-5
-6
-5
-3
-1
0
2
2
1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-3
-6
-6
min °C
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-2
0
0
2
0
-3
-2
-2
-3
-5
-6
-7
 chill °C
-11
-9
-10
-6
-12
-13
-11
-9
-8
-6
-8
-14
-12
-12
-11
-14
-16
-10
Freezing level m
800
1350
1200
1000
1200
1150
1400
1950
2100
2900
2750
1700
1650
1850
1500
1550
1050
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-6-6-6-5-20121-2-2-2-3-4-6-7-3-2-3-3-3-2133321121-1-3-4454454798887887643
Sunrise
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
Sunset
—
6:52
—
—
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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
6 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
39 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
702m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
0.0 km
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.
53 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 322).
14

* 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.