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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 107mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Wed 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 rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
700
1300
700
750
800
750
700
700
700
650
1150
1250
1250
750
km/h
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
30
ESE
45
SE
30
SE
40
E
40
ESE
80
ESE
55
SSE
50
S
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
2
1.7
1.2
—
—
0.1
0.2
—
0.2
3
15
9
1.6
1.1
27
30
16
5
max °C
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
6
8
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
min °C
5
4
1
2
1
0
3
3
3
6
8
6
7
7
6
7
7
5
 chill °C
1
2
-1
1
-1
-2
1
0
0
1
3
1
2
2
-1
1
2
-1
Freezing level m
1350
1300
700
800
1050
550
950
1150
1250
1500
1900
2100
2900
2150
1500
1750
1650
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:03
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—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
—
6:55
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:49
—
—
6:45
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—
6:42
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—
6:37
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 107mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Wed 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.
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.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
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).
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
ASCATB344E64N
136 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
151 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 225).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 71).
13
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.

* 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.