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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
30
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
4
1
 mm
3
0.2
0.5
0.6
max °C
2
3
2
2
2
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
2
2
3
2
1
min °C
2
2
2
2
0
0
-1
-4
-3
-2
-2
0
1
1
3
2
0
 chill °C
-1
0
-1
-2
-6
-5
-8
-12
-10
-9
-6
-3
-2
-4
-1
-2
-2
Freezing level m
1850
2100
1900
1900
1750
1500
1300
1100
1050
1250
1300
1400
1800
2300
2000
1850
1650
Cloud base (m)
1400
750
750
750
750
800
750
750
800
750
800
800
1450
750
700
700
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-1-1-2-3-5-6-7-5-4-2-100-1-3232210-1-3-3-2-202232189887764565787997
Sunrise
2:25
2:26
2:27
2:28
2:30
Sunset
11:59
11:59
11:58
11:57
11:55
11:54

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, 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
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
118 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 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
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 170 degs)
(13 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
33 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 11).
8
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
SHIP4284
174 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5636
174 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C

* 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.