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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
40
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SSE
20
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
30
SSW
50
S
70
SSW
85
SW
65
WSW
2
1
5
9
3
2
1
max °C
-4
-4
-6
-5
-5
-7
-5
-4
-4
-4
-10
-11
-8
-5
-2
-2
0
1
min °C
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-8
-6
-4
-5
-6
-12
-12
-9
-6
-5
-2
-1
0
-13
-9
-6
-11
-11
-12
-10
-11
-12
-13
-23
-24
-20
-14
-14
-12
-11
-9
1100
1300
850
850
1200
550
900
1250
1100
1400
200
0
400
900
1100
1400
1750
3100
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
1600
700
750
700
700
700
750
800
800
800
800
850
800
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:35
5:31
5:28
5:24
5:22
5:18
Sunset
8:45
8:49
8:52
8:54
8:58
9:00

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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
4° C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
17
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
No report.
7
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 180 degs)
(7 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
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
8° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 80).
5.0 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
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
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 184 degs) was rejected.
hy2b345E64N
163 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 132).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Drizzle
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast

* 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.