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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
S
65
SSW
70
S
65
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
45
SW
15
W
5
NNE
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
2
1
3
1
1
4
1
2
1
1
0.2
max °C
1
2
2
1
1
-1
-5
-4
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
min °C
0
2
1
1
0
-4
-5
-4
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-6
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-6
-8
-8
-9
-14
-15
-14
-17
-17
-18
-17
-14
-6
-8
-15
-15
-18
1500
2300
2700
1800
1600
1200
700
850
600
550
550
400
300
600
300
500
650
400
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
850
750
750
800
800
800
800
750
750
800
1500
800
750
800
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:52
4:48
4:46
4:41
4:39
4:35
Sunset
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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.
49 minutes ago
7° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 283).
7
98 km S
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
49 minutes ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
49 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
49 minutes ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
49 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 175).
80
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
31 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 200).
24

* 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.