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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light snow
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
800
650
1150
1200
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
km/h
50
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SW
25
S
60
ESE
45
SE
5
E
30
SW
30
SW
10
W
0
NE
0
SE
25
E
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
5
5
1.1
1.5
0.9
7
8
15
4
4
3
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.2
1.8
max °C
4
3
3
3
4
5
7
7
5
6
5
3
4
2
3
4
5
min °C
3
2
2
3
2
5
7
5
5
5
2
2
3
1
1
4
3
 chill °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
2
2
0
0
1
2
0
-4
-4
0
0
Freezing level m
1050
950
850
950
1000
1200
1600
1600
1350
1400
1100
800
1100
850
700
1200
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:54
6:58
7:01
7:03
7:07
Sunset
7:10
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:55
6:52

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

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.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
Mid: mostly cloudy
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
26
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
55 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 175).
27
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
195 km SW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.

* 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.