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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 07 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
km/h
15
S
25
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
45
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
65
SSW
55
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.3
0.3
2
0.4
max °C
6
5
5
6
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
5
5
7
6
5
4
min °C
5
3
4
5
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0
4
5
6
6
4
3
 chill °C
2
-1
1
3
-8
-8
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-2
-1
1
0
-3
-4
Freezing level m
2900
3050
2800
2750
2100
1600
1550
1350
1400
1700
1850
3000
3050
3300
3200
3550
3400
Cloud base (m)
800
750
800
2200
800
1400
800
750
750
1500
900
2900
850
4700
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
43330-2-3-4-3-113454436456200-1012557654121010128776787111212121110
Sunrise
2:53
2:56
2:59
3:01
3:04
Sunset
11:37
11:34
11:30
11:29
11:25
11:22

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
52 minutes ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
52 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
52 minutes 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
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
193 km SSW
124m alt.
52 minutes ago
8° C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
195 km SW
5m alt.
52 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
200 km ENE
11m alt.
52 minutes ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km

* 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.