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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
750
800
800
800
800
800
750
700
1900
700
700
750
1400
1450
750
750
750
650
km/h
5
W
5
SW
0
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
30
S
40
S
25
SE
40
NE
45
NE
25
ENE
5
N
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
40
S
70
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
3
2
2
3
2
—
—
—
—
1
17
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
-3
-6
-6
-5
-8
-7
-6
-4
-2
0
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-5
-4
-6
-7
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-5
-3
-3
 chill °C
-12
-9
-9
-15
-16
-13
-13
-13
-13
-17
-16
-11
-8
-12
-14
-12
-11
-14
Freezing level m
400
650
350
650
800
200
900
1000
1000
750
850
850
600
800
700
1050
1250
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-9-8-8-7-5-4-5-7-6-7-8-7-7-5-3-2-6-6-6-5-6-6-4-3-3-4-4-4-5-4-5-3-1001-122-1333222122456
Sunrise
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
Sunset
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:02
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Fri night). 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.
56 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
56 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
56 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
56 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
-1°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
56 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour 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.