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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 03 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
km/h
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
N
30
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
40
ENE
20
ENE
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1
2
2
1
2
1
6
3
2
max °C
-12
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-16
-14
-13
-13
-13
-12
-10
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-13
-17
-16
-14
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-13
-14
-14
-13
-12
-9
-7
-9
-21
-26
-25
-24
-22
-22
-23
-26
-28
-25
-27
-26
-24
-25
-21
-16
-16
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
700
400
Cloud base (m)
800
800
850
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:28
4:24
4:20
4:16
4:13
Sunset
9:44
9:46
9:51
9:53
9:58
10:00

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat 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
1° C
-
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 77).
63
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.
9
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 340 to 130 degs)
(9 kph at 50).
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.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
24
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 080 to 140 degs)
(24 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 36).
22
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 350 to 070 degs)
(19 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 351).
18

* 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.