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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
75
SSW
65
SSW
60
SW
60
SW
40
WSW
45
W
35
NW
20
NW
25
W
50
W
65
W
40
WNW
20
NNW
10
N
30
NNE
45
N
55
N
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4
2
4
4
1
1
5
1
1
1
2
5
max °C
-6
-7
-9
-9
-9
-11
-12
-12
-10
-9
-8
-10
-12
-15
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-6
-9
-9
-9
-11
-12
-13
-14
-10
-9
-8
-11
-13
-17
-17
-16
-17
-18
-21
-21
-21
-23
-23
-22
-23
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-25
-28
-29
-32
950
650
550
700
550
100
200
0
0
400
500
500
300
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
800
800
750
750
750
750
1550
850
5850
750
750
750
800
800
800
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-9-9-10-12-13-13-10-9-8-11-13-16-17-16-17-4-6-6-6-8-10-10-12-9-7-6-8-9-14-14-12-133111-1-3-3-7-3-11-1-2-8-7-5-6
Sunrise
4:41
4:39
4:35
4:31
4:28
Sunset
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:44
9:46

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun 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
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 228).
13
98 km S
120m alt.
3 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
partially cloudy
No report.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
clear
Haze -.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 165).
28
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 207).
3

* 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.