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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
km/h
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
9
max °C
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
min °C
-5
-7
-6
-5
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
-2
-6
-12
-12
-11
-9
-12
-11
-9
-7
-6
-4
-2
-6
-5
-6
-6
-9
-16
1200
750
900
1250
950
1150
1250
1250
1400
1600
1650
1700
1750
1600
1750
1750
1500
Cloud base (m)
1650
800
1700
1650
800
750
750
750
750
750
800
1500
750
1500
1650
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:35
3:32
3:30
3:26
3:23
Sunset
10:35
10:38
10:42
10:45
10:49
10:52

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun 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
-
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 88).
41
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
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
Mid: scattered
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 192).
44
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Drizzle
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 32).
19
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours 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.