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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
40
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
45
S
55
S
70
SSW
65
SW
2
1
4
8
2
2
1
max °C
-1
-1
-4
-2
-2
-4
-2
-1
-2
-1
-8
-8
-5
-3
-2
0
1
1
min °C
-2
-2
-4
-4
-3
-6
-3
-1
-2
-5
-9
-9
-7
-4
-3
-1
1
1
-10
-4
-4
-8
-7
-10
-6
-6
-9
-10
-19
-19
-16
-12
-12
-10
-8
-8
1100
1300
850
850
1200
550
900
1250
1100
1400
200
0
400
900
1100
1400
1750
3100
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
1600
700
750
700
700
700
750
800
800
800
800
850
800
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-6-6-6-8-6-4-5-5-11-12-9-6-4-2-11-2-2-4-3-3-5-3-1-2-3-9-9-6-4-3-1115523403544-3-3045778
Sunrise
5:35
5:31
5:28
5:24
5:22
5:18
Sunset
8:45
8:49
8:52
8:54
8:58
9:00

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, severe gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 316).
13
118 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 220 degs)
(13 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
heavy rain
Heavy rain .
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
7.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Skógarnes
158 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 153 degs) was rejected.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 143).
34
SHIP2878
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP8814
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4782
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.