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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Wed night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
850
1550
1550
1850
750
700
700
750
2050
750
700
750
km/h
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
20
ENE
50
ENE
60
NE
55
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
40
S
35
S
25
SSW
20
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
0
-2
-1
-1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
min °C
-3
-2
-4
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
2
2
3
2
0
1
1
1
 chill °C
-3
-6
-8
-6
-6
-12
-12
-10
-8
-5
-1
-1
-2
-3
-8
-6
-4
-3
Freezing level m
1500
1650
1300
1500
1750
1600
1200
1300
1200
1750
2500
2900
2950
3000
2150
2400
2350
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-4-2-1-1-2-1-202333112211-1110-10-22345434447857765547981098101010
Sunrise
6:01
6:05
6:07
6:11
6:13
6:16
Sunset
8:13
8:08
8:05
8:01
7:58
7:54

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the ENE by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, strong 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.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
47 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 303).
10
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
195 km SW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.

* 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.