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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 08 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
35
SE
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
5
ESE
25
NE
30
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
10
E
2
3
4
1
5
4
1
1
4
2
1
8
1.2
max °C
4
2
1
2
1
-2
-4
-3
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-6
min °C
2
1
0
1
0
-4
-4
-5
-8
-5
-4
-5
-4
-3
-6
-4
-3
-6
-4
-6
-7
-6
-7
-12
-11
-10
-13
-12
-12
-14
-12
-10
-12
-10
-8
-11
800
800
550
700
650
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
150
0
Cloud base (m)
1450
650
1400
1300
1200
700
750
800
1600
750
700
700
700
750
750
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-9-10-9-11-14-15-14-14-12-12-13-12-11-13-12-11-13-3-5-6-5-7-10-11-11-12-11-10-11-10-9-11-10-9-1132121-3-4-4-7-5-4-5-4-3-5-4-3-6
Sunrise
6:01
5:58
5:54
5:50
5:47
5:43
Sunset
8:22
8:27
8:30
8:32
8:36
8:38

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Light rain (total 9mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the SE 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.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 140).
63
98 km S
120m alt.
4 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 230 degs)
(15 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
4 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
26
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 180 degs)
(26 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
4 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
4 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 154).
70
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
31

* 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.