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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
850
1800
8550
7700
2200
1600
850
850
850
750
750
750
km/h
10
E
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
0
SW
10
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
2
1
0.3
6
max °C
2
3
1
2
5
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
min °C
1
3
-1
1
4
1
3
5
2
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
 chill °C
-2
2
-4
-1
2
-2
3
3
1
3
2
-1
-2
-1
-3
-4
-1
-2
Freezing level m
1850
2200
1750
1700
2200
2000
2250
2550
2200
2350
2500
2600
2500
2600
3000
2650
2550
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
01-2-121232222222221230252453443444444896811810129101110101010101010
Sunrise
5:07
5:09
5:13
5:16
5:18
5:22
Sunset
9:17
9:14
9:10
9:07
9:04
9:00

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat 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
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 190 degs)
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 204).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
50 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 184).
13
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km

* 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.