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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
700
650
1150
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
1600
700
700
750
750
700
km/h
50
SSE
60
SE
50
SE
105
ESE
90
SSE
65
S
75
S
50
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
2
20
13
10
8
2
2
4
—
3
5
1
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-5
-4
-2
-2
-4
-7
-6
-4
min °C
0
2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-6
-7
-6
-6
 chill °C
-8
-6
-10
-14
-13
-13
-17
-16
-15
-15
-12
-7
-12
-14
-10
-12
Freezing level m
2400
3150
2250
1700
1800
1600
1350
1100
1100
1200
1150
1550
1050
900
750
800
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Sunrise
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7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:30
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6:28
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

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.
59 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
59 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
59 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
59 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
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
34 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
59 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
56 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
192 km SSW
124m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.