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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 20 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
20
NE
10
E
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
25
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
10
SSE
15
WNW
35
W
25
SW
50
SW
55
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
2
2
2
max °C
-2
-1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
-3
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-2
-1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-6
-8
-4
-2
-3
-4
-2
-1
-3
-3
-12
-12
-10
-7
-5
-7
-12
-10
-12
-15
1100
1250
1600
1550
1600
1700
1700
1750
1700
1000
950
1200
1200
1200
1150
900
1000
1100
850
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
850
1400
750
800
850
750
750
750
800
800
750
750
800
800
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:30
3:26
3:23
3:19
3:16
3:14
Sunset
10:45
10:49
10:52
10:55
10:59
11:01

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the SW by Tue 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
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
36 minutes ago
9° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 84 degs) was rejected.
98 km S
120m alt.
36 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
36 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
36 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 49).
33
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
53 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 39).
23
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 95).
16
192 km SSW
124m alt.
36 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
195 km SW
5m alt.
36 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.