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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 01 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the E by Thu morning).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
20
NW
15
SW
20
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
15
WNW
5
N
15
NE
25
N
25
NNW
35
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
NE
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1
1
3
1
1
2
2
3
1
max °C
-11
-10
-7
-6
-6
-8
-8
-10
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-14
min °C
-12
-13
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-15
-13
-11
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-16
-19
-18
-14
-18
-16
-14
-14
-24
-22
-20
-24
-24
-24
-25
-24
-22
-24
0
0
150
250
450
250
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
800
800
750
750
800
800
800
850
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-9-9-9-11-12-16-16-14-15-15-15-16-15-15-17-12-12-7-7-7-8-9-13-13-11-13-13-13-13-13-12-15-6-7-2-1-1-2-2-7-6-4-7-6-6-7-6-5-10
Sunrise
4:35
4:31
4:28
4:24
4:20
Sunset
9:37
9:40
9:44
9:46
9:51
9:53

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the E by Thu morning).

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.
59 minutes ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 102 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 332).
7
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 270 to 010 degs)
(7 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 312).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
58 minutes ago
1° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
10

* 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.