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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
km/h
50
SW
55
SW
35
SSW
30
W
15
N
10
W
20
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
10
NE
20
N
20
N
35
NNE
20
N
35
NNE
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2
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
max °C
-6
-6
-5
-9
-10
-10
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-10
-11
-10
-12
-11
-10
-13
min °C
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-12
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-11
-12
-10
-13
-12
-11
-14
-16
-18
-17
-18
-17
-16
-15
-18
-15
-14
-12
-11
-18
-18
-23
-23
-20
-26
500
650
450
100
0
0
0
200
500
300
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
850
800
5550
850
750
750
850
800
800
900
900
800
800
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-10-11-12-13-10-10-9-11-12-14-15-14-15-14-13-16-6-7-7-9-10-11-8-8-7-8-8-11-12-10-13-12-11-1411-1-3-4-7-3-1-1-2-1-6-5-4-6-5-4-7
Sunrise
4:41
4:39
4:35
4:31
4:28
4:24
Sunset
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:44
9:46
9:51

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue 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
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 88 degs) was rejected.
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 211).
30
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 266).
24
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours 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.