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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light rain
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
700
1250
700
750
750
750
700
700
650
650
1150
1250
700
750
km/h
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
S
50
SE
65
SSE
55
SE
65
SE
65
SE
95
SE
90
SSE
65
S
45
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
3
—
1
25
6
8
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-4
-2
0
1
2
0
-2
-1
-2
-3
min °C
-4
-4
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-3
-1
-1
2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-5
 chill °C
-11
-11
-13
-9
-7
-7
-10
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-6
-11
-14
-13
-12
-16
Freezing level m
1250
1200
500
900
1000
800
850
1100
1100
1450
1800
1800
3000
2100
1550
1700
1650
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-6-6-7-7-6-6-5-3-102-1-2-2-3-4-2-2-4-3-4-5-4-3-202232111-2552322344687887775
Sunrise
7:03
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:37
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
hy2b345E64N
151 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b344E64N
158 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 228).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
16
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
hy2b344E63N
179 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 228).
- 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.