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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
800
1750
8850
8650
850
800
750
750
750
800
1450
km/h
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
15
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.7
4
0.1
0.1
max °C
3
1
3
5
3
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
min °C
3
0
1
4
1
3
5
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
3
0
 chill °C
1
-3
-2
2
-2
3
3
-1
2
0
-2
-2
-2
-4
-1
-1
-2
Freezing level m
2200
1750
1750
2200
2050
2300
2550
2250
2200
2400
2850
2600
2650
2250
2400
2600
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-2-12123212222222-131252453434443441978118101291010101011910107
Sunrise
5:09
5:13
5:16
5:18
5:22
Sunset
9:17
9:14
9:10
9:07
9:04
9:00

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun 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
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.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 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
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 357).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 313).
23
193 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.