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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
SW
30
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
30
S
40
SSW
60
SSW
70
SSW
60
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
50
WSW
70
WSW
1
1
4
1
4
4
3
max °C
-4
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
2
0
0
-1
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
-2
0
0
0
-1
-1
-4
-5
-4
-5
-7
-8
-7
-12
-12
-10
-6
-4
-4
-6
-7
-9
-11
-10
-14
-16
-14
-15
-18
-19
-19
700
850
850
1100
1250
1150
1400
1500
1900
1350
1400
1200
700
850
650
650
400
400
Cloud base (m)
800
900
3300
800
750
800
750
800
800
800
800
750
800
800
800
800
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:00
4:56
4:52
4:48
4:46
4:41
Sunset
9:16
9:21
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 82).
37
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
clear
No report.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 113).
7
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
51 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 25).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.

* 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.