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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
45
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
12
17
13
1
0.3
max °C
-2
-2
-1
0
-2
-5
-5
-3
-1
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
min °C
-3
-2
-1
-1
-5
-6
-6
-5
-2
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
-12
-9
-5
-4
-11
-12
-12
-11
-6
-4
-2
2
0
-1
0
-1
-4
1100
1100
1350
1450
900
500
500
700
1150
1400
1850
1950
2000
1900
1750
1700
1650
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
900
750
750
800
850
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-4-2-4-5-5-4-3-2-100-1-1-2-3-3-2-1-1-4-6-6-4-20222211155663012567898887
Sunrise
3:08
3:04
3:01
2:59
2:56
Sunset
11:06
11:08
11:12
11:15
11:17
11:22

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 230 degs)
(17 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
3
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 177).
16

* 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.