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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 07 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 7mm) on Sun afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
35
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
WNW
0
NW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
25
SW
25
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
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1
1
2
2
5
1.2
0.7
0.3
max °C
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
1
1
-3
2
4
6
6
4
2
1
0
-2
min °C
-5
-9
-7
-5
-8
-1
0
-4
1
3
4
5
3
-3
1
0
-4
-13
-17
-15
-12
-8
-5
-5
-4
-3
-1
0
-1
-3
-6
-5
-8
-11
0
0
0
0
0
350
600
0
700
1050
1350
1550
1150
550
650
550
0
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
850
900
800
800
5550
800
750
750
700
700
700
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:13
4:09
4:07
4:03
4:00
Sunset
9:58
10:00
10:04
10:07
10:10
10:15

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 7mm) on Sun afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
40 minutes ago
4° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 321).
41
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
22
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 65).
21
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours 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.