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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Tue morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
km/h
45
S
45
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
55
SW
50
SW
30
WSW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
SSW
10
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
10
S
25
S
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2
2
1
2
5
4
0.3
0.8
1
3
0.3
0.3
0.2
1.2
max °C
7
7
5
2
2
1
0
2
2
-3
-2
-6
0
1
3
5
5
4
min °C
7
6
1
1
2
0
0
1
-3
-5
-3
-7
-2
0
1
4
5
3
2
0
-7
-7
-5
-8
-8
-7
-10
-12
-8
-12
-6
-6
-5
0
3
-2
1800
1650
1100
650
800
600
500
700
650
0
200
0
0
450
600
1100
1300
1000
Cloud base (m)
800
750
750
800
800
800
750
750
750
800
850
900
5000
2150
750
750
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-6-7-7-9-10-8-9-13-13-12-9-9-7-5-4-510-4-5-5-6-7-5-7-11-10-11-8-7-5-3-1-377322102-1-4-3-7-112554
Sunrise
4:48
4:46
4:41
4:39
4:35
4:31
Sunset
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:44

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mild with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Tue morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the W by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 177).
59
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 150).
57
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 060 to 220 degs)
(9 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 216).
24
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.