Bardarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

 

Days 0-3 Bardarbunga Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Bardarbunga Weather Summary:

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 6-9 Bardarbunga Weather Summary:

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
moderate snow
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain showers
partially cloudy
rain showers
heavy rain
moderate rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
20 ENE20
10 NE10
15 N15
15 WNW15
25 SW25
40 SSW40
40 SSW40
40 SW40
35 SW35
30 SSW30
35 SSW35
35 S35
25 SW25
20 SW20
20 SSE20
30 SSE30
55 WNW55
50 W50
40 SSW40
50 S50
55 S55
30 S30
15 SW15
20 SW20
10 WSW10
5 NNW5
10 WNW10
mod. snow some clouds clear clear clear rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds light rain light rain rain shwrs some clouds rain shwrs heavy rain mod. rain light rain rain shwrs light rain rain shwrs rain shwrs light rain some clouds clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - 1 3 - - - 1 3 1 - 2 16 10 2 1 2 1 5 2 - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
1 1 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 5 7
Low °C
-1 0 3 2 3 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 5 4 6 5 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 1 3 6
Chill °C
-4 -3 0 0 0 -1 1 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 -6 -4 -4 -4 -4 -2 2 0 1 3 4
Freezing level m
1000 1000 1400 1350 1450 2000 1950 2250 2900 2450 2400 2450 2300 2250 2350 2400 1350 1400 1250 1550 1550 1750 1750 1750 1350 1550 1900
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-5-5-3-2001222222212-3-3-2-2-1-1-1-1-2-1-11144556777777677233334544578811101112121314131413131313139991010111111101213
Sunrise
- 2:23 - - 2:23 - - 2:24 - - 2:24 - - 2:25 - - 2:26 - - 2:27 - - 2:28 - - 2:29 -
Sunset
- - 11:59 - - 11:59 - - 11:59 - - 11:59 - - 11:59 - - 11:58 - - 11:57 - - 11:55 - - 11:54

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
Akureyri Airport
118 km NW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
Hjardarnes-Hornafjo
120 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
8.6° C
cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 360).
70 km
Akureyri
120 km NW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
3.6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
50 km
SHIP10222
122 km ESE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
Grimsstadir
130 km NNE
386m alt.
5 hours ago
4.3° C
partially cloudy
No report.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
60 km

* 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.