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Bárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
15
NE
20
NW
20
NW
30
WSW
45
W
30
WNW
10
NE
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
 cm 
1.0
2.0
1.0
4
2.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-3
-2
0
-1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-1
0
1
1
1
1
min°C
-4
-2
-3
-3
-4
-6
-5
-3
-4
-5
-3
-6
-2
-1
-1
1
1
0
chill°C 
-9
-7
-9
-11
-12
-13
-11
-9
-12
-14
-10
-10
-8
-7
-7
-5
-3
-3
Freezing level (m
850
1150
900
1400
900
700
700
1000
1000
700
1050
400
1200
1350
1550
1800
1750
1550
Cloud base (m)
800
800
700
750
700
750
750
750
750
1450
800
900
1850
800
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:46
4:41
4:39
4:35
4:31
4:28
Sunset
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:44
9:46

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 210).
39
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.
3 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 186).
33
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 231 degs) was rejected.

* 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.