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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Fri 01 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
40
WNW
30
NW
20
W
30
W
55
WSW
50
W
25
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
30
NNE
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
NE
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1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
max °C
-11
-12
-11
-9
-8
-8
-12
-12
-14
-14
-13
-15
-15
-14
-15
-14
-14
-16
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-10
-9
-11
-12
-13
-17
-15
-13
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-17
-24
-23
-22
-21
-21
-22
-21
-13
-28
-26
-23
-27
-27
-27
-28
-27
-26
-26
0
0
0
0
350
400
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
800
800
750
750
750
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-12-10-9-10-12-13-16-15-13-16-15-15-16-15-15-17-10-11-11-8-7-8-10-9-13-13-11-14-13-12-14-13-12-15-4-5-6-20-2-3-2-7-6-4-7-6-5-7-6-5-10
Sunrise
4:39
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 dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 2009 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.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 345).
69
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
light snow
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 43).
30
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 27).
5
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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.