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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
7400
5000
700
650
1200
1200
1200
700
650
1200
1200
700
700
750
750
850
1600
km/h
10
W
20
SW
55
S
50
SSE
35
NE
25
N
25
NNW
5
WNW
15
S
10
S
5
ESE
10
NW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
S
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
10
3
3
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-2
-1
-2
0
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
2
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
 chill °C
-6
-7
-11
-8
-10
-10
-10
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-10
-4
-6
-7
-7
Freezing level m
1350
1200
1400
1900
1450
1150
1250
1150
1200
1350
1250
1200
1300
1250
1200
1450
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:43
6:46
Sunset
7:36
7:32
7:29
7:24
7:22
7:17

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Mon 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.
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.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
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.
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
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 300 to 030 degs)
(9 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 244).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 281).
16
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 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.