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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1400
1600
1850
800
800
850
1700
850
1500
800
700
700
700
700
750
750
km/h
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
15
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-3
-1
-1
-2
-3
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
1
1
2
1
min °C
-4
-2
-2
-4
-4
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
0
0
1
1
1
 chill °C
-4
-2
-6
-8
-7
-2
-6
-5
-8
-9
-8
-6
-5
-1
-1
-1
Freezing level m
950
1100
1400
1150
800
1300
1150
1150
1300
850
1150
1400
1550
1700
1800
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:47
5:50
5:52
5:56
5:58
Sunset
8:30
8:27
8:23
8:20
8:15

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Thu 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
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour 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
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 80).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
39 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 155).
0
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.