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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1450
1500
700
700
750
750
750
700
750
700
650
1200
1200
1200
700
750
800
km/h
10
SSE
10
E
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
20
S
55
SSE
70
S
55
SSE
50
SE
60
ESE
70
ESE
80
SE
85
SSE
65
S
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
8
—
1
—
4
11
3
—
—
5
17
9
10
1
1
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-4
-5
-6
-6
-3
-1
1
1
4
2
0
-2
-1
-2
-3
-5
-5
min °C
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-2
0
0
3
1
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-5
-6
 chill °C
-11
-10
-10
-9
-10
-13
-11
-9
-8
-4
-7
-14
-13
-12
-13
-11
-14
-16
Freezing level m
800
1350
1200
1000
1150
1050
1400
1950
2000
3200
2850
1750
1700
1750
1550
1500
1050
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-6-6-6-5-21142-2-2-2-3-3-5-6-3-2-3-3-3-21334411100-3-3454444799997777644
Sunrise
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:22
—
—
Sunset
—
6:52
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours 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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATB344E64N
140 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
157 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 91).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
39 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 60).
10

* 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.