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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
25
SW
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
9
1
3
4
max °C
-3
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
0
1
1
2
2
1
min °C
-4
-2
-4
-4
-2
-3
-1
0
0
0
-2
-2
-1
1
1
1
2
0
-11
-9
-13
-13
-10
-10
-3
-2
-3
-4
-7
-6
-3
-1
-2
-1
1
-2
950
1200
1100
900
1200
1150
1400
1400
1400
1400
1250
1100
1300
1650
1700
1750
1850
1750
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
800
850
1850
750
750
750
800
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:14
3:11
3:08
3:04
3:01
2:59
Sunset
11:01
11:06
11:08
11:12
11:15
11:17

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). 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
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 230 degs)
(28 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
57 minutes 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.
57 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
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 231).
18
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 181).
10
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.