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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
 km/h
45
ENE
60
NE
15
NE
15
SW
10
E
10
E
5
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
35
ESE
45
SE
25
SE
25
SE
70
SE
40
S
35
SSW
2
9
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
max °C
-12
-10
-9
-9
-10
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-6
-8
min °C
-12
-12
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-4
-4
-5
-5
-7
-9
-24
-26
-16
-15
-16
-14
-12
-14
-16
-15
-18
-13
-11
-12
-16
-16
-20
0
0
350
650
0
400
900
250
600
950
600
1150
1300
800
1150
900
300
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
700
1450
700
700
1450
800
1550
1650
700
700
700
700
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-9-9-10-9-8-9-9-8-7-4-4-5-5-7-9-11-9-7-6-8-6-5-6-5-5-5-2-2-3-2-5-6-4-3-11-312-123155442-1
Sunrise
5:47
5:43
5:39
5:35
5:31
Sunset
8:32
8:36
8:38
8:42
8:45
8:49

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

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
7° C
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 28).
24
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
-
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 75).
65
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 10).
3.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 66 degs) was rejected.
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.