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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 01 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 64mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, severe gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
snow showers
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
SSE
70
SE
55
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
15
N
30
NNE
5
NE
20
ESE
45
ESE
60
SE
55
SSE
70
SSE
45
S
2
5
1
2
3
28
14
23
5
max °C
-2
-1
-1
-7
-5
-4
-9
-5
-4
-6
-4
-4
-5
-2
1
5
3
4
3
min °C
-4
-1
-3
-9
-8
-7
-10
-7
-6
-10
-6
-5
-7
-4
-1
2
3
4
0
-10
-11
-11
-13
-12
-7
-16
-12
-8
-14
-12
-12
-10
-11
-9
-7
-4
-4
-7
0
300
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
1300
1000
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700
Cloud base (m)
800
1400
700
1450
4950
5300
4950
1300
1450
5150
700
700
750
750
1900
700
650
1200
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:22
6:20
6:16
6:11
6:09
6:05
Sunset
8:05
8:07
8:10
8:14
8:16
8:20

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 64mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, severe gales from the ESE by Mon 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.
59 minutes ago
4° C
-
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 124).
69
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 200 to 010 degs)
(6 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Sauoarkrokur
156 km WNW
3m alt.
59 minutes ago
1° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
41
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 170 degs)
(9 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (29 kph from 276 degs) was rejected.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 109).
35

* 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.