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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
750
800
800
750
800
750
1500
1600
7950
1900
2100
1750
1700
1900
1900
750
750
km/h
50
W
35
W
10
NW
15
N
40
N
30
NNE
35
N
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
E
0
SSW
10
ESE
25
E
30
E
15
E
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
2
2
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
min °C
1
1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-4
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
 chill °C
-7
-6
-3
-4
-8
-8
-8
-9
-5
-5
-4
-1
-1
-7
-8
-9
-9
Freezing level m
2550
3000
2350
2100
1750
1700
1900
950
1600
1900
1750
1800
1800
1800
1500
1450
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:44
3:47
3:50
3:54
3:58
Sunset
10:49
10:45
10:42
10:38
10:35
10:31

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Tue 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
98 km S
120m alt.
2 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.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
clear
Haze -.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 229).
21
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 175).
32

* 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.