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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
5
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
0
S
0
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
1
2
2
6
5
6
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
0
0
0
-2
-3
-4
-1
-1
0
min °C
-2
-4
-4
-2
-5
-4
-2
-3
-1
0
-1
-3
-3
-4
-3
-1
0
-2
-11
-11
-10
-14
-13
-10
-10
-5
0
-3
-7
-8
-9
-6
-1
0
1250
1050
950
1200
1000
900
1200
1050
1400
1400
1350
1100
900
700
1050
1350
1550
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:14
3:11
3:08
3:04
3:01
Sunset
10:59
11:01
11:06
11:08
11:12
11:15

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri night). 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.
52 minutes ago
9° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 288).
39
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.
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 274).
59
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
light rain
Drizzle
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
43 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 266).
21
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
52 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.