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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
5200
1450
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
km/h
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
35
NE
30
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
6
2
1
 mm
0.5
0.6
0.4
max °C
5
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
min °C
3
4
3
2
3
3
1
1
0
-2
-2
-3
-5
-4
-3
-5
 chill °C
-1
0
0
2
0
0
-4
-4
-5
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
Freezing level m
2250
2500
2500
2150
2100
2100
1900
1850
1700
1200
1050
1050
800
800
1050
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:24
4:28
4:31
4:33
4:37
Sunset
10:04
10:00
9:57
9:53
9:50

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, 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.
2 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
clear
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
ASCATC344E64N
139 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATC343E63N
143 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC344E63N
159 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the WSW
(10 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
162 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 19).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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.