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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun night, severe gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
30
S
45
S
65
SSW
65
S
60
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
30
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
WSW
30
SW
45
WSW
40
SW
2
1
7
1
3
1
2
2
max °C
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-7
-8
-9
-10
-7
-5
-4
min °C
0
0
1
1
1
1
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-11
-9
-9
-11
-8
-6
-5
-6
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-13
-16
-14
-16
-11
-17
-16
-14
1500
1500
2050
2650
1850
1650
1100
800
1000
750
700
750
0
200
250
0
0
600
550
Cloud base (m)
800
750
750
750
800
750
750
800
800
800
800
750
800
750
800
800
1600
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-111-1-2-5-6-5-7-8-9-12-12-12-12-9-6-7012221-3-4-4-5-5-5-9-9-9-11-8-6-5778887433222-3-2-2-6-221
Sunrise
4:52
4:48
4:46
4:41
4:39
4:35
Sunset
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun night, severe gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri 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
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
40 minutes ago
5° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 16).
13
98 km S
120m alt.
40 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
40 minutes ago
7° C
clear
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
40 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
40 minutes ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
40 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 157).
78
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
27 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 176).
5
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
40 minutes 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.