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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
750
800
800
750
800
750
750
850
850
1650
1900
1850
900
850
800
km/h
10
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
20
NE
20
NE
5
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
0
S
5
SW
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
6
0.4
0.1
max °C
7
6
6
6
5
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
min °C
7
5
5
5
4
2
2
0
1
3
1
3
4
2
3
2
1
 chill °C
5
5
4
3
3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
3
2
-1
0
-3
-5
Freezing level m
2950
2650
2550
2550
2550
2200
2100
2150
2300
2650
2600
2450
2750
2750
2600
2450
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
44333100121232211766653212434433221312121211987910910118998
Sunrise
4:50
4:54
4:56
5:00
5:03
Sunset
9:39
9:36
9:31
9:29
9:24
9:22

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (20 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
54 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
14
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
39 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 93).
5

* 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.