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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
75
SSW
80
SSW
75
SSW
75
SW
70
SW
55
SW
60
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
20
NW
15
WNW
25
WSW
45
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
30
WSW
15
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3
1
4
1
2
3
4
4
3
11
max °C
-2
-4
-6
-6
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-11
min °C
-3
-6
-6
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-14
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-14
-14
-18
-18
-19
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-18
-27
1700
1100
750
850
600
550
650
300
150
300
0
0
500
450
750
850
200
Cloud base (m)
750
750
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
1700
800
850
1350
700
700
750
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Sunrise
4:46
4:41
4:39
4:35
4:31
Sunset
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:44

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat 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
7° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 179).
43
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
clear
No report.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 177).
41
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
57 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 224 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.