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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
 km/h
60
SSW
40
SSE
35
SSW
45
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
NE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
ENE
6
12
3
10
2
5
10
1
1
8
1
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-6
-8
-11
-10
-12
-11
-9
-9
-8
-8
-12
-12
-11
-10
min °C
-5
-4
-5
-6
-5
-7
-11
-12
-11
-13
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-14
-13
-12
-11
-16
-13
-14
-16
-14
-16
-22
-22
-16
-19
-22
-21
-21
-18
-12
-19
-18
-16
-17
650
900
900
650
750
650
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
250
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
1400
650
1250
1300
1200
700
750
750
750
700
700
700
700
750
750
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-9-10-9-11-14-15-14-15-13-12-12-11-11-14-14-13-13-5-4-5-6-5-7-10-12-11-13-11-10-10-9-9-13-13-12-11233121-3-5-5-8-6-4-3-3-3-8-7-5-7
Sunrise
6:01
5:58
5:54
5:50
5:47
5:43
Sunset
8:22
8:27
8:30
8:32
8:36
8:38

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 1500 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
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
49 minutes ago
5° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 130).
48
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.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
49 minutes ago
light rain
Light rain .
26
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 180 degs)
(26 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 122).
65
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
32 minutes ago
Dry

* 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.