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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 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, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
km/h
50
W
50
W
25
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
25
N
15
NNW
30
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
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1
1
1
2
max °C
-8
-8
-12
-12
-15
-15
-14
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-14
-13
-14
min °C
-10
-12
-12
-13
-17
-16
-14
-17
-16
-15
-16
-16
-14
-16
-14
-13
-14
-22
-23
-22
-18
-24
-23
-21
-26
-26
-23
-26
-24
-22
-24
-20
-17
-19
0
350
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
800
750
750
800
800
800
800
850
800
850
800
800
800
800
800
900
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-12-13-16-16-14-17-16-15-16-16-14-16-14-13-14-8-8-10-9-13-13-11-14-13-11-13-13-11-15-12-10-12-2-2-4-3-8-7-4-8-6-5-7-6-4-9-5-3-8
Sunrise
4:31
4:28
4:24
4:20
4:16
Sunset
9:40
9:44
9:46
9:51
9:53
9:58

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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, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Fri 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
6° C
-
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 301).
63
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
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
Sauoarkrokur
156 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 243).
31
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 291).
0
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.