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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
25
SW
10
S
5
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
11
6
7
3
max °C
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-4
-5
-2
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
min °C
-4
-4
-3
-3
-1
-1
-4
-5
-5
-5
-1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
-13
-13
-12
-10
-4
-3
-9
-11
-11
-11
-4
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
1000
900
1100
1000
1300
1400
1050
650
550
650
1300
1800
2000
2050
2050
1850
1700
1750
1600
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
1400
800
750
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-5-4-5-4-3-3-4-4-4-2-1010-1-2-1-2-3-4-3-3-1-1-3-5-5-4-1123321114454663102678998777
Sunrise
3:11
3:08
3:04
3:01
2:59
2:56
Sunset
11:06
11:08
11:12
11:15
11:17
11:22

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri 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.
3 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
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 240 degs)
(19 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 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
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 245).
24
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
50 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 205).
16
192 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.