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Bardarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Bardarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

Moderate rain (total 11mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

(Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

(Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the E by Mon morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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Wind km/h
25 SW25
45 SSE45
60 SSW60
85 SW85
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35 SW35
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10 SSE10
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15 NE15
10 NE10
20 NE20
20 ENE20
35 ENE35
80 E80
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Rain
Rain mm
- - 11 - - - - - - - - 6 13 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- 4 1 6 14 8 6 7 4 1 1 - - 6 7 7 6 3 - - - 1 1 1 - 4 7
High °C
-6 1 3 -2 -3 -8 -8 -8 -5 -5 1 4 3 2 -8 -9 -8 -8 -11 -10 -9 -10 -12 -12 -14 -10 -6
Low °C
-6 -5 0 -2 -4 -8 -8 -8 -7 -5 -4 4 3 -6 -9 -9 -10 -10 -11 -11 -11 -11 -13 -13 -15 -14 -8
Chill °C
-14 -9 -5 -13 -14 -20 -21 -21 -16 -15 -7 -4 -5 -7 -21 -23 -18 -17 -18 -14 -13 -17 -19 -21 -22 -24 -18
Freezing level m
0 500 1450 750 550 0 0 0 0 250 650 1750 1600 700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
- - 10:33 - - 10:30 - - 10:27 - - 10:25 - - 10:22 - - 10:18 - - 10:15 - - 10:12 - - 10:10
Sunset
4:05 - - 4:07 - - 4:10 - - 4:15 - - 4:17 - - 4:22 - - 4:24 - - 4:28 - - 4:31 - -

Bardarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bardarbunga is: Moderate rain (total 11mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun nightFreeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Mon morning)Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Bardarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morningFreeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu night)Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Bardarbunga Weather (Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morningTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Sun afternoon)Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the E by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bardarbunga at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Bardarbunga. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Kirkjubaejarklaustu
98 km S
38m alt.
1 hour ago
-2.7° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
Low: few
Akureyri
120 km NW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
-2.5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 130).
40 km
SHIP919
122 km ESE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
Burfell
123 km SW
248m alt.
1 hour ago
-5.6° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Bardarbunga and within an acceptable time window.