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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, gales from the S by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1450
1250
1200
700
750
750
800
800
750
750
700
750
750
750
750
750
850
km/h
10
SSE
10
E
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNW
20
W
20
WSW
30
S
55
S
70
SSW
65
S
90
SW
90
SW
75
SW
75
WSW
60
WSW
35
S
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
2
6
2
1
3
 mm
0.1
max °C
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
4
0
-1
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-2
min °C
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-2
1
0
-5
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
 chill °C
-7
-8
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-8
-7
-9
-17
-20
-19
-18
-18
-16
-12
Freezing level m
1550
1300
1350
1350
1150
1350
1400
1350
3150
2150
1550
1000
1000
950
850
1050
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-4-4-5-3-3-230-3-7-6-6-6-5-30-1-1-1-2-1-1-1320-3-3-4-4-3-275664665986433345
Sunrise
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:52
6:54
Sunset
7:24
7:22
7:17
7:15
7:10
7:07

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, gales from the S by Mon morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed 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.
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.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: 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
ASCATB343E64N
133 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ENE
(34 kph at 65).
- km
ASCATB343E63N
133 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 69).
- km
ASCATB344E64N
146 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATB344E63N
157 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ENE
(29 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
164 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NE
(12 kph at 45).
- km

* 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.