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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Mon night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1800
1800
850
900
800
800
1450
1500
1750
800
850
1400
800
750
750
750
800
750
km/h
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
0
W
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
0.1
max °C
2
2
2
0
0
-1
-1
0
0
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
min °C
2
2
0
0
0
-1
-1
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-3
-2
-4
 chill °C
-1
2
-3
0
0
-1
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-2
-4
-1
-5
-7
-8
-12
Freezing level m
1950
1950
1650
1550
1500
1350
1300
1450
1350
1250
1400
1250
1200
1300
1000
1050
1200
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-1-2-4-3-3-3-3-4-3-3-5-5-4-5-5-4-522100-1-10-1-1-1-2-2-1-3-3-2-4997776676665554553
Sunrise
5:31
5:35
5:37
5:41
5:43
5:47
Sunset
8:49
8:45
8:42
8:37
8:35
8:30

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Mon 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
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
4.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 350).
2.5 km
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
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 69).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
59 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
0

* 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.