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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
km/h
40
SW
35
SW
15
SW
5
S
0
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
W
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNE
0
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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4
11
3
0.2
0.2
0.2
1
1.5
9
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.7
max °C
4
5
4
6
6
4
0
1
3
4
5
4
6
6
5
5
5
3
min °C
3
4
4
5
5
0
-1
0
1
4
5
3
5
6
4
4
4
1
-3
-2
0
3
3
-4
-6
-5
-3
3
3
0
4
6
3
3
3
1
900
1100
1050
1300
1400
950
400
550
750
1100
1250
950
1300
1400
1250
1200
1250
750
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
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Sunrise
3:11
3:08
3:04
3:01
2:59
2:56
Sunset
11:06
11:08
11:12
11:15
11:17
11:22

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Mon night). 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.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 252).
21
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 170).
18
192 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
193 km SSW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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.