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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
700
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
950
900
1600
850
800
km/h
15
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
25
NE
10
NE
0
NNW
0
N
5
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SE
20
E
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
7
4
2
1
 mm
1
0.3
4
max °C
3
2
2
1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
1
2
2
2
3
3
min °C
2
2
2
0
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-2
-3
0
1
1
2
2
3
 chill °C
-2
0
-2
-5
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-2
-3
-2
-4
-4
-1
0
-1
Freezing level m
2000
1850
1800
1750
1250
1150
1200
900
900
1100
850
1500
1800
1950
1900
2150
2550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-1-1-2-3-3-4-5-5-4-4-2-1-10123221-2-2-2-4-4-2-312223398875543443787899
Sunrise
4:31
4:33
4:37
4:41
4:43
Sunset
10:00
9:57
9:53
9:50
9:46
9:43

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Drizzle, on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
51 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
51 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
51 minutes 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 S.(Wind varies from 130 to 200 degs)
(6 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 51).
2
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
hy2c345E64N
174 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 242).
- 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.