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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Thu night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
km/h
25
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
15
SW
5
SE
5
E
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
5
E
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
4
3
0.9
0.5
0.1
3
3
9
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.2
max °C
5
5
4
5
5
6
6
4
2
-1
1
4
6
7
8
8
8
min °C
5
2
3
4
3
5
5
3
1
-1
-1
3
5
6
7
8
7
0
-4
-3
-2
-1
4
3
0
-4
-6
-6
1
4
5
6
8
7
1250
1000
900
1150
1050
1300
1400
1100
800
400
300
950
1250
1650
1800
1900
1850
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-5-4-5-4-2-3-4-5-6-4-3-1-10-1-2-3-4-2-3-1-1-2-5-7-6-3-11222544546642-10467888
Sunrise
3:11
3:08
3:04
3:01
2:59
Sunset
11:01
11:06
11:08
11:12
11:15
11:17

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Thu night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 190 to 270 degs)
(22 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
13
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 262).
19
193 km SSW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
195 km SW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
212 km N
16m alt.
4 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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.