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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
 km/h
40
SSW
50
S
50
S
45
SSW
45
S
45
S
50
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
40
WSW
15
NW
15
NNE
15
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
1
1
0.1
0.2
3
4
1.3
0.2
1.1
1.1
max °C
8
7
7
7
5
2
2
1
1
1
-1
-2
-1
-2
1
1
2
min °C
7
7
7
6
2
1
2
1
0
0
-3
-3
-1
-5
0
1
-1
2
1
2
0
-5
-7
-5
-6
-8
-8
-11
-8
-6
-7
-7
-6
-8
2200
2900
1750
1600
1150
700
850
600
550
600
250
100
350
0
450
650
500
Cloud base (m)
750
750
850
750
750
800
800
800
800
750
750
800
1600
800
800
1450
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:48
4:46
4:41
4:39
4:35
Sunset
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 500 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.
51 minutes ago
8° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 149).
6
98 km S
120m alt.
51 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
51 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
51 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
51 minutes ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
51 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
89
Stormy winds from the S
(89 kph at 175).
106
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
51 minutes 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.