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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sat 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
E
10
E
20
E
35
ENE
30
NE
40
ENE
20
E
15
E
25
E
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
15
S
25
SSE
30
S
 cm 
1
1
1
2
1
 mm 
max°C
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-3
min°C
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-5
chill°C 
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-5
-4
-3
-7
-8
-13
Freezing level (m
2100
2100
2200
2300
2200
2200
2050
2000
2100
1950
2050
2050
1900
1950
1850
1700
1900
1200
Cloud base (m)
1950
1500
750
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
1500
1300
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
111111001000-1-1-1-2-2-443333333333323222-21099999999999898885
Sunrise
5:43
5:47
5:50
5:52
5:56
5:58
Sunset
8:35
8:30
8:27
8:23
8:20
8:15

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
53 minutes ago
6° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 278).
9
98 km S
120m alt.
3 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
light rain
No report.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 38).
13
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
53 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 58).
14
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
-

* 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.