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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
800
800
1500
1750
800
800
1500
800
800
800
750
750
800
800
850
800
km/h
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
min °C
-1
-3
-2
-1
-3
-2
-1
-3
-2
-1
-3
-2
-2
-4
-2
-1
-2
 chill °C
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-3
-4
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
-5
-7
-8
Freezing level m
1350
1250
1200
1300
1150
1150
1300
950
1200
1350
1150
1150
1350
900
1150
1400
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-4-4-5-5-4-6-5-4-5-5-5-7-5-4-4-1-2-2-1-2-2-1-3-2-1-3-2-2-4-2-1-255564564665563566
Sunrise
5:37
5:41
5:43
5:47
5:50
Sunset
8:45
8:42
8:37
8:35
8:30
8:27

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed 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
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.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 020 degs)
(7 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 200 to 270 degs)
(9 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours 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
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
195 km SW
5m alt.
2 hours 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.