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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 29 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
20
E
25
E
30
E
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
16
1
0.1
0.1
0.4
max °C
-6
-2
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
min °C
-7
-6
-1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
-14
-12
-5
-3
-1
0
3
-1
-2
-1
1
0
0
-2
-4
-5
-4
300
450
1250
1750
1950
2000
2100
2050
1900
2000
1850
1750
1800
1700
1750
1800
1800
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
800
850
850
850
1550
800
750
750
800
700
1300
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-4-2-1001-1-10-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-7-4-112333232222111-11678999998888777
Sunrise
3:01
2:59
2:56
2:53
2:49
Sunset
11:12
11:15
11:17
11:22
11:24
11:28

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

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.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
High: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
4 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 30).
7.0 km
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
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Light rain .
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 10).
3.8 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 52).
23
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
light rain
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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.