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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
650
1200
1200
1250
1200
1250
1300
650
700
km/h
50
S
35
SSW
55
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
20
SSE
70
ESE
40
SE
40
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
2
5
5
1.4
1.1
2
9
16
20
5
1.5
2
0.9
1.6
0.4
max °C
7
6
3
3
3
3
4
7
7
7
6
4
3
4
4
3
min °C
5
5
3
2
3
2
3
5
7
6
5
3
3
3
4
0
 chill °C
-1
0
-4
-5
-3
-4
-2
-2
2
0
-2
-4
-4
-3
-1
-3
Freezing level m
1550
1250
1000
950
900
950
1100
1250
1550
1650
1400
1050
1050
900
1150
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-7-7-7-6-5-3-3-3-4-6-6-6-5-7-1-2-3-4-4-4-3011-1-3-3-3-3-56633334677643442
Sunrise
6:52
6:54
6:58
7:01
7:03
Sunset
7:10
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:55

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 500 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.
3 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
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
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.
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
hy2c344E64N
154 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 205).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 040 to 160 degs)
(11 kph at 90).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
38 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
17 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 177).
19

* 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.