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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
snow showers
heavy rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
60
S
50
SSW
35
SSE
30
SSW
25
SSE
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
WSW
10
WSW
20
E
45
NE
55
NE
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SE
4
1
4
2
2
3
1
2
3
1
14
15
3
max °C
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
-1
-4
-4
-6
-1
0
-1
2
2
-1
min °C
2
1
3
2
-1
1
0
-4
-4
-5
-7
-5
0
-3
0
1
-3
-6
-7
-3
-4
-7
-6
-7
-13
-12
-7
-12
-14
-8
-6
0
-2
-7
900
600
900
850
400
700
600
200
0
0
0
0
500
200
400
800
300
Cloud base (m)
700
700
1300
650
1250
1250
1200
700
750
750
700
700
700
1450
4300
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:01
5:58
5:54
5:50
5:47
Sunset
8:20
8:22
8:27
8:30
8:32
8:36

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

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.
59 minutes ago
6° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 183).
35
98 km S
120m alt.
2 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
partially cloudy
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 190 degs)
(28 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 181).
80
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 173).
27
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 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.