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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
850
750
800
1450
1500
900
800
800
800
800
850
1650
1550
1550
850
km/h
5
ESE
20
ESE
35
SE
55
SSW
30
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
0
S
0
N
5
NW
5
ENE
5
NE
15
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.2
2
4
1.2
5
1.8
6
0.1
max °C
3
3
4
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
1
-2
min °C
1
2
3
0
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
0
1
0
-2
 chill °C
0
-3
-4
-8
-5
-2
0
1
0
2
2
3
0
0
-4
-6
Freezing level m
1900
2050
2350
1750
1850
2000
2100
2150
2200
2100
1850
2000
2150
1700
1950
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:24
5:28
5:31
5:35
5:37
Sunset
8:55
8:52
8:49
8:45
8:42

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
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.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
8
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 268).
6
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
195 km SW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
200 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
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.