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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
50
SW
55
SW
30
SSW
30
W
20
NNW
10
W
20
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
E
10
NE
20
NNE
15
N
30
N
45
N
35
NNE
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1
2
2
2
3
1
2
5
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-8
-10
-10
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-11
-11
-11
-13
-11
-12
-13
min °C
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-12
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-13
-12
-11
-13
-13
-12
-14
-16
-18
-17
-17
-18
-16
-17
-18
-15
-14
-11
-18
-18
-19
-20
-24
-24
-26
500
650
300
200
0
0
0
200
450
300
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
850
800
750
750
800
800
800
850
850
800
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-11-12-13-10-10-9-11-12-15-16-15-15-15-15-16-6-7-7-9-10-11-9-8-7-8-8-12-12-11-13-12-12-1411-1-2-4-6-3-1-1-1-2-6-5-4-7-5-5-7
Sunrise
4:41
4:39
4:35
4:31
4:28
4:24
Sunset
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:44
9:46
9:51

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue 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.
42 minutes ago
10° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 208).
43
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 250).
61
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 274).
40
180 km SW
101m alt.
39 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 326).
23
193 km SSW
124m alt.
42 minutes ago
8° C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
195 km SW
5m alt.
42 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
212 km WSW
1m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
Wind obs. (21 kph from 319 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.