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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Fri morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2150
4850
4750
5750
750
750
750
700
700
750
800
750
750
800
800
800
km/h
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
E
20
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
8
1
1
1
 mm
0.7
1.2
0.3
6
5
max °C
4
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
-3
-5
-5
-7
-5
-3
-1
min °C
4
5
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
1
-1
-5
-6
-6
-8
-7
-4
-4
 chill °C
3
3
-2
0
0
0
-1
-1
0
-3
-7
-14
-15
-15
-17
-14
-9
-7
Freezing level m
2150
2400
2350
2450
2500
2150
2100
2100
2100
2000
1650
800
600
600
100
400
900
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
232221100-1-3-5-7-7-9-6-4-346444333320-4-6-6-8-6-4-311121011109991096211-2032
Sunrise
4:20
4:24
4:28
4:31
4:33
4:37
Sunset
10:07
10:04
10:00
9:57
9:53
9:50

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Fri morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri night, calm 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
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
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.
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
Húsavík Airport
148 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 297).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
SHIP5662
171 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C

* 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.