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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 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 -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
850
9300
9300
1750
8500
800
750
750
750
750
800
6300
km/h
10
N
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
NNW
0
NE
10
W
10
SW
5
WSW
15
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SSW
25
WSW
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.5
1.3
4
0.5
max °C
1
3
5
3
4
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
min °C
-1
1
4
1
3
5
0
2
3
3
4
4
2
4
2
1
 chill °C
-4
-1
2
-2
3
3
-4
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-5
-1
-3
-3
Freezing level m
1700
1700
2250
1950
2250
2500
2050
2050
2500
2800
2600
2600
2350
2350
2750
1850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-12023012222132-10252452344443431681181012891010101191197
Sunrise
5:09
5:13
5:16
5:18
5:22
Sunset
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 -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
4.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 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
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
0
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the NNW
(16 kph at 341).
23
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
195 km SW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.

* 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.