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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light rain
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
850
9300
9300
1750
8500
800
750
750
750
750
800
6300
km/h
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.5
0.7
1.2
0.1
max °C
-1
0
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
min °C
-2
-1
1
-1
1
2
-1
0
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
-1
 chill °C
-7
-5
-2
-3
1
-2
-5
-3
-2
-4
-5
-5
-8
-4
-5
-5
Freezing level m
1700
1700
2250
1950
2250
2500
2050
2050
2500
2800
2600
2600
2350
2350
2750
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-12023012222132-10252452344443431681181012891010101191197
Sunrise
5:09
5:13
5:16
5:18
5:22
Sunset
9:14
9:10
9:07
9:04
9:00

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW 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.
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
cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: 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
ASCATB343E63N
143 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 70).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
ASCATB342E63N
168 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
- 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.