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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
 km/h
10
S
15
S
30
S
50
S
70
SSW
65
S
70
SSW
55
S
60
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
10
NW
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
WSW
1
1
8
3
1
2
3
12
1
max °C
-1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
-1
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-7
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-1
-1
0
0
2
1
1
0
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-10
-9
-10
-11
-5
-5
-6
-8
-6
-8
-8
-8
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
-18
-18
-16
-11
1300
1350
1400
1500
2100
2100
1800
1600
1150
650
850
650
700
700
150
150
150
0
Cloud base (m)
800
750
800
750
750
750
800
750
750
800
800
850
800
800
750
800
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-3-111-1-3-5-6-7-8-9-10-12-13-13-13-1-1012210-3-5-5-6-6-6-9-9-10-1156678877322112-2-2-3-7
Sunrise
4:56
4:52
4:48
4:46
4:41
4:39
Sunset
9:21
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri 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.
52 minutes ago
8° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 278).
9
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.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
52 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Haze -.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
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
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 89).
33
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 192).
8

* 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.