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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
S
15
SSW
30
SSW
60
SSW
80
SSW
85
SSW
80
SSW
70
SSW
75
SSW
75
SSW
75
SSW
65
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
10
W
15
N
30
N
30
NNE
1
1
7
4
2
4
3
5
1
max °C
-4
-3
-2
0
1
1
-1
-2
-4
-6
-6
-7
-9
-9
-11
-12
-13
-13
min °C
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
-1
-2
-3
-6
-6
-6
-9
-9
-10
-14
-13
-13
-15
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-13
-18
-18
-18
-21
-21
-19
-21
-21
-23
-26
1250
1300
1400
1500
2100
2400
1400
1550
950
600
850
700
700
700
0
0
250
0
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
750
750
800
800
750
750
800
800
800
800
800
800
850
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-3-110-2-3-5-6-6-8-9-10-13-13-13-14-2-1-112200-4-5-4-6-5-6-10-9-10-1356678866322221-3-2-3-7
Sunrise
4:56
4:52
4:48
4:46
4:41
4:39
Sunset
9:21
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu 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
3° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 332).
20
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 77).
43
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 236).
13
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour 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.