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Bárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
45
SSE
50
S
15
NE
25
NW
25
NW
25
WSW
40
WNW
35
NW
20
NNE
15
NW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
35
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
 cm 
2.0
2.0
8
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-3
-6
-8
-6
-4
-4
-7
-7
-6
-4
-3
-2
0
1
0
-2
-2
1
min°C
-4
-7
-9
-8
-4
-6
-7
-7
-8
-4
-3
-3
0
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
chill°C 
-14
-17
-18
-16
-11
-15
-17
-16
-14
-9
-9
-9
-5
-4
-8
-10
-9
-9
Freezing level (m
1500
900
650
650
850
800
700
850
500
1000
1200
1150
2000
2200
1800
1700
1500
1000
Cloud base (m)
750
750
700
750
750
750
750
750
800
850
850
6450
2100
950
800
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:41
4:39
4:35
4:31
4:28
4:24
Sunset
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:44
9:46
9:51

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
45 minutes ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
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
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
2 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
8.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 168).
44
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
14

* 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.