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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the S by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
700
650
700
700
750
750
750
800
800
800
800
750
1450
1300
1350
700
700
km/h
50
W
35
WNW
15
E
20
N
20
NNE
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
S
45
SSE
55
S
20
SW
5
W
15
WNW
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
6
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
1
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-4
-2
-4
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-4
-4
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-7
-9
-9
-8
-8
-6
-3
-7
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-14
-12
-15
-14
-14
-14
-15
-13
-13
-13
-12
-13
-16
-12
-13
-10
-13
-16
Freezing level m
1400
1200
850
750
800
400
700
900
550
200
650
300
650
1100
1100
600
900
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-6-7-8-9-8-7-9-9-8-8-5-3-6-7-7-8-1-2-4-5-5-6-5-4-6-7-6-6-4-2-3-5-4-564222-1220-10-1243222
Sunrise
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:09
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the S by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
52 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 300 degs)
(19 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
52 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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.