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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NE by Mon morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
750
750
800
850
2000
750
700
700
700
700
750
750
km/h
25
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
10
W
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
25
NE
60
NE
50
NNE
45
NNE
30
NNE
10
ENE
10
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
4
7
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-2
0
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
1
min °C
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
 chill °C
-7
-6
-6
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-9
-10
-10
-11
-8
-4
-5
Freezing level m
1300
1300
1350
1500
1400
1300
1350
850
1200
1650
1150
1150
1200
1150
1250
1450
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:58
6:01
6:05
6:07
6:11
Sunset
8:20
8:15
8:13
8:08
8:05
8:01

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NE by Mon 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 268).
3
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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.