Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
700
700
650
700
700
750
750
750
850
800
1550
850
750
1850
700
700
700
700
km/h
35
WSW
20
W
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
0
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
25
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
2
0.9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
1.3
1.4
0.7
0.6
0.1
max °C
6
5
3
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
-1
2
4
4
4
4
2
min °C
5
4
1
2
1
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
3
3
3
2
1
 chill °C
0
2
-4
-3
-2
-1
-4
-2
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-3
-3
1
-1
-4
Freezing level m
1350
1200
800
800
750
400
450
650
450
200
550
0
400
1000
1000
1000
1150
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-6-7-8-9-8-8-9-9-9-8-6-4-4-6-6-8-1-2-4-4-5-7-6-6-6-7-6-7-5-3-2-3-3-565222-111-1-1-1-2144432
Sunrise
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:43
—
—
Sunset
—
6:28
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:09
—

Loading...

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu 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
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.
2 hours ago
7°C
rain showers
No report.
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: 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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
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.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
ASCATC344E64N
142 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
159 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 252).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
51 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 44).
5

* 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.