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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, gales from the S 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
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
850
800
800
800
800
2200
750
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
1700
2150
650
km/h
5
W
5
SW
5
W
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
25
S
30
S
25
SE
35
ENE
25
ENE
10
ESE
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
45
S
70
S
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
1
2
3
1
1
4
—
—
—
1
18
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-1
min °C
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-6
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-4
-3
 chill °C
-11
-9
-9
-16
-16
-14
-14
-12
-12
-14
-12
-10
-13
-14
-13
-14
-13
-13
Freezing level m
400
650
350
700
800
200
750
1050
1100
750
850
900
950
900
950
850
1150
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-9-8-8-7-5-4-4-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-4-2-6-6-7-5-6-6-4-2-3-4-3-4-4-4-4-4-2001-122-1243223333346
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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, gales from the S 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
0.0 km
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
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
48 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
49 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 306).
3
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
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.