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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
AM
PM
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
25
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
7
1
2
3
max °C
-3
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
min °C
-4
-2
-4
-4
-2
-3
-1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
-11
-9
-13
-13
-10
-10
-1
0
-2
-3
-2
-1
1
0
-3
-2
2
1
950
1150
1050
900
1200
1100
1350
1500
1550
2150
2200
2150
1950
2100
1850
1700
2000
1950
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
800
850
800
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
850
750
1550
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-5-5-4-4-3-2-101100-1-10-1-4-2-3-4-2-3-101222232222354454666777898898
Sunrise
3:14
3:11
3:08
3:04
3:01
2:59
Sunset
11:01
11:06
11:08
11:12
11:15
11:17

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Fri morning). 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
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
49 minutes ago
11° C
-
67
Gales from the NW
(67 kph at 319).
81
98 km S
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
49 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 223).
28
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 254).
16
178 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
180 km SW
101m alt.
32 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 338).
18
193 km SSW
124m alt.
49 minutes ago
8° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
195 km SW
5m alt.
49 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.

* 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.