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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 14 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
20
SE
35
ESE
45
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
S
50
SSE
1
6
1
max °C
-4
-4
-1
-1
-3
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
-6
-9
-8
-5
-4
-2
min °C
-5
-5
-2
-2
-5
-3
-3
-4
-4
-1
-1
-7
-9
-9
-6
-4
-4
-11
-12
-10
-6
-9
-6
-7
-9
-10
-7
-8
-16
-18
-18
-15
-12
-12
900
650
1050
1300
900
950
1300
950
900
1250
1200
550
150
0
500
950
1100
Cloud base (m)
1550
800
700
700
700
1350
1400
800
700
750
750
800
1500
850
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-4-5-7-6-6-7-5-4-4-8-12-11-8-6-3-5-5-2-2-4-2-2-4-3-1-1-7-9-9-6-4-321552452355-1-2-3133
Sunrise
5:35
5:31
5:28
5:24
5:22
Sunset
8:42
8:45
8:49
8:52
8:54
8:58

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).

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.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 85).
65
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
hy2c344E64N
159 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 108).
- km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 81).
41
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 080 to 170 degs)
(9 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
hy2c344E63N
166 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 115).
- km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 356).
24
180 km SW
101m alt.
39 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 47).
26
SHIP6849
181 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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.