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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
40
S
45
SSW
70
SSW
80
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
1
3
2
1
2
2
4
0.1
max °C
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
0
3
2
0
1
0
-3
-3
-3
-6
-6
-8
min °C
-4
-4
-1
-2
-1
0
2
1
0
0
-2
-3
-3
-6
-6
-7
-9
-12
-9
-5
-6
-6
-7
-5
-8
-10
-8
-12
-12
-13
-16
-16
-17
-20
850
850
1250
1200
1350
1400
2050
2350
1650
1500
1500
950
950
650
600
600
150
Cloud base (m)
900
900
850
1450
800
750
750
750
800
800
750
1650
800
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-4-4-3-210-1-2-3-5-5-7-9-10-11-4-3-1-2-103201-1-3-3-5-6-7-93255569877633211-2
Sunrise
4:56
4:52
4:48
4:46
4:41
Sunset
9:16
9:21
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, severe gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Fri 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
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 293).
7
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.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 173).
39
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
42 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 268).
18
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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.