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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales from the SE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat night, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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light rain
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rain showers
light rain
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rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
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Cloud base (m)
700
1350
750
750
700
750
700
650
1150
1250
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
700
km/h
5
E
5
SSW
10
SSE
35
ESE
55
SSE
40
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
65
ESE
75
S
65
S
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
45
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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0.3
6
31
1.3
1.2
2
40
15
7
5
0.2
1.4
1.3
0.1
0.3
4
max °C
5
4
5
8
10
8
9
9
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
min °C
4
3
3
6
9
7
8
8
7
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
6
 chill °C
3
1
0
1
4
2
4
4
0
-4
-3
0
0
-1
-1
-1
1
1
Freezing level m
1100
1200
1050
1350
2200
2250
3000
2550
1550
1500
1050
1250
1100
1150
1150
1000
1350
1750
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Sunrise
7:09
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7:13
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7:16
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7:18
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7:22
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7:24
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Sunset
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6:49
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6:45
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6:42
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6:37
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6:35
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6:30
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales from the SE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat night, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Thu 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.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
120 km NW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
No report.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 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
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 260 degs)
(7 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 23).
6
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 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.