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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
km/h
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
25
SW
25
W
25
NNW
0
S
15
SW
35
WSW
50
WSW
25
WNW
20
NNE
10
NE
30
NNE
35
N
30
NNW
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2
2
1
2
2
4
0.6
max °C
3
2
1
1
0
-3
-2
-6
-2
0
1
0
-1
-6
-6
-5
-6
min °C
2
0
0
1
-2
-3
-3
-7
-3
-1
0
-1
-3
-9
-7
-5
-6
-5
-7
-8
-6
-9
-10
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-6
-9
-16
-15
-14
-14
950
650
550
700
550
100
200
0
0
400
500
500
300
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
800
800
750
750
750
750
1550
850
5850
750
750
750
800
800
800
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-8-9-9-10-12-13-13-10-9-8-11-13-16-17-16-17-4-6-6-6-8-10-10-12-9-7-6-8-9-14-14-12-133111-1-3-3-7-3-11-1-2-8-7-5-6
Sunrise
4:41
4:39
4:35
4:31
4:28
Sunset
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40
9:44
9:46

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 144 degs) was rejected.
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
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 211).
46
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 120 to 220 degs)
(9 kph at 140).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 196).
27

* 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.