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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Thu morning followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4850
5500
2000
750
750
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
800
850
800
1750
1950
km/h
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SE
10
SSW
15
S
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
40
NE
35
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
W
10
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
2
6
2
1
 mm
0.9
0.6
0.4
max °C
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
-1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
-1
1
3
2
min °C
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
-3
-3
-3
-7
-6
-3
-3
0
2
1
 chill °C
-1
0
2
0
-2
-1
-3
-6
-11
-12
-11
-13
-10
-6
-7
-2
0
-2
Freezing level m
2450
2550
2250
2100
2000
1900
1850
1750
1150
1000
950
550
550
1000
900
1450
1850
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22100-1-1-2-4-4-5-7-7-5-5-3-1-144333221-2-3-3-6-5-3-2132101099998743312447107
Sunrise
4:24
4:28
4:31
4:33
4:37
4:41
Sunset
10:04
10:00
9:57
9:53
9:50
9:46

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Drizzle, on Thu morning followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 310 degs)
(7 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SW
(8 kph at 231).
24
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
53 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 169).
19
ASCATB345E64N
181 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 256).
- km

* 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.