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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
700
650
1200
700
750
850
850
750
750
750
700
1250
1200
1200
km/h
25
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
25
S
35
S
40
SSE
15
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
0
ENE
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
S
75
SSE
75
SSE
60
SSW
60
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
—
3
4
3
1
2
2
—
1
2
—
—
2
11
1
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-7
-6
-5
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
0
-1
-5
-5
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-6
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
-1
-4
-5
-7
 chill °C
-16
-16
-14
-13
-12
-10
-12
-15
-10
-7
-13
-14
-12
-11
-9
-14
-16
-18
Freezing level m
650
750
250
700
1000
1050
800
950
950
500
1000
1000
1150
1150
1150
1850
1200
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-7-6-4-5-6-6-6-7-6-6-4-3-1-3-5-6-5-5-7-5-2-3-4-4-4-5-3-3-2-200-2-322-1233332134445644
Sunrise
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:52
—
—
Sunset
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:02
—
—
5:59
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Sun 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.
44 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
44 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
44 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
44 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
44 minutes 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
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
11
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
44 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
58 minutes ago
Dry

* 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.