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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 21mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
800
800
800
850
850
750
750
750
700
750
750
750
km/h
35
ENE
45
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
10
NNE
0
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
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Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
4
1
2
1
 mm
15
0.8
0.4
4
1
0.1
max °C
-3
-2
-3
-5
-4
-2
-1
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
min °C
-3
-2
-6
-6
-4
-3
-1
0
-1
0
1
3
4
4
3
3
1
0
 chill °C
-11
-11
-14
-14
-11
-9
-1
-3
-4
-3
-3
-1
0
1
1
0
-2
0
Freezing level m
1200
1350
950
750
950
1200
1750
1950
1800
1950
2200
3050
3000
2850
2650
2600
2550
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-5-6-4-3-10-1024444321-2-1-4-5-3-2121245776542563343786891112131211108
Sunrise
4:33
4:37
4:41
4:43
4:47
4:50
Sunset
9:53
9:50
9:46
9:43
9:39
9:36

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 21mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
light rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
light rain
Light rain .
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
43 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 51).
27
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the N
(16 kph at 0).
37
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 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.