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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
40
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
5
SE
10
E
20
ENE
35
ENE
20
E
20
E
5
SSE
10
SW
0
WSW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
2
4
1
4
1
1
 mm
4
1
0.1
max °C
3
2
2
1
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
1
2
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
min °C
3
2
2
-1
0
-1
-3
-3
-1
-2
0
2
-1
0
2
0
1
1
-1
 chill °C
1
-1
-2
-7
-6
-9
-10
-10
-8
-5
-4
-2
-8
-5
-2
0
-2
-2
-5
Freezing level m
2200
1950
1900
1700
1550
1400
1100
1100
1300
1350
1600
1750
1300
1300
1850
1550
1650
1750
1650
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
800
750
750
800
800
850
2200
750
700
700
1650
750
1350
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
100-2-3-5-6-6-5-4-2-1-2-1-1-2-2-2-332200-1-3-3-1-212-10211209887764565885687787
Sunrise
2:25
2:26
2:27
2:28
2:30
2:31
Sunset
11:59
11:58
11:57
11:55
11:54
11:52

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

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
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
20 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 84).
6
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
34 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
0
192 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 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.