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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
15
SSW
35
SSW
55
SSW
75
SSW
90
SSW
85
SSW
80
SSW
80
SSW
70
SSW
75
SSW
70
SSW
55
SW
55
WSW
60
WSW
40
WSW
20
WNW
10
W
2
1
1
12
4
2
3
3
1
2
1
max °C
-2
-2
0
1
1
0
-1
-3
-6
-6
-7
-10
-9
-6
-5
-5
-6
min °C
-3
-2
-2
0
0
0
-2
-6
-6
-6
-9
-10
-10
-9
-6
-6
-8
-8
-9
-11
-10
-10
-10
-12
-18
-18
-18
-21
-22
-22
-21
-15
-12
-13
1400
1550
1450
2100
2850
1900
1650
1250
700
850
600
500
550
350
950
1000
500
Cloud base (m)
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
800
800
800
800
750
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-1110-2-5-6-6-8-10-10-8-6-6-7-1012221-2-5-4-6-7-7-6-3-4-667788874221100430
Sunrise
4:52
4:48
4:46
4:41
4:39
Sunset
9:21
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri 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
5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 287).
7
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 87).
33
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
30 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 54).
18
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.