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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 23 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 25mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
10
S
15
S
20
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
1
1
1
1
1
6
1
0.1
5
18
1.5
max °C
-1
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-1
0
1
3
6
7
4
4
2
min °C
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-2
-4
-4
-2
-4
-3
-1
0
1
4
4
4
3
0
-12
-13
-12
-9
-8
-8
-12
-11
-10
-13
-11
-8
-4
0
2
2
1
-1
-3
1050
900
1100
800
1100
1200
1000
900
1200
800
1100
1350
1550
1950
2450
2550
2500
2500
1900
Cloud base (m)
750
750
800
800
1450
750
800
800
800
800
800
850
850
800
800
750
750
800
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-6-7-6-6-6-5-4-5-4-3-213322-1-3-4-3-4-3-2-4-4-2-4-2-1125644144435534535678111210107
Sunrise
3:19
3:16
3:14
3:11
3:08
3:04
Sunset
10:55
10:59
11:01
11:06
11:08
11:12

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 25mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu 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
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
44 minutes ago
7° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 237).
35
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
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
5 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 291).
30
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
42 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 288).
6
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
44 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.