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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1750
750
750
1800
1550
750
750
800
900
9350
6400
750
1450
1500
km/h
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
25
NE
15
NE
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
SW
10
S
5
S
15
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
25
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
3
3
9
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.5
0.1
max °C
7
7
8
6
6
5
2
2
0
3
4
4
6
6
4
4
5
5
min °C
7
6
5
5
5
3
1
1
-1
2
4
3
5
6
4
3
4
4
 chill °C
5
4
3
4
3
-1
-4
-3
-4
0
1
0
3
5
1
-2
0
-1
Freezing level m
3050
2900
2650
2500
2650
2500
2000
1950
1700
2400
2850
3150
3200
3200
3200
3000
2650
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
54433200-123344323277766422-1344664455131213121210886911912129101110
Sunrise
4:47
4:50
4:54
4:56
5:00
5:03
Sunset
9:39
9:36
9:31
9:29
9:24
9:22

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon 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
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
partially cloudy
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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.
2 hours ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 43).
21
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 49).
19

* 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.