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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
700
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
800
1600
km/h
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
15
NE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
5
2
 mm
0.7
1.2
0.4
max °C
3
3
3
2
2
1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-1
0
0
1
2
2
min °C
2
3
2
2
2
0
-2
-2
-3
-4
-2
-1
0
0
1
0
 chill °C
2
1
-1
0
-2
-6
-8
-10
-10
-9
-4
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
Freezing level m
2200
2100
2000
1900
1850
1750
1250
1100
1050
850
1150
1400
1550
1600
1800
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
110-1-1-2-3-3-4-5-4-3-3-2-1-2333221-2-2-3-4-2-101219998875443567897
Sunrise
4:28
4:31
4:33
4:37
4:41
Sunset
10:00
9:57
9:53
9:50
9:46

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sat 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.
35 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
35 minutes ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
35 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
48 minutes ago
8° C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 080 degs)
(6 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
35 minutes ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
35 minutes 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
7° C
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 34).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 139).
21

* 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.