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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
 km/h
30
S
35
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
E
25
ENE
35
NNE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
SW
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
3
5
3
3
1
4
3
0.2
0.1
max °C
2
-2
-4
-4
-7
-4
-3
-1
2
3
0
1
2
0
3
3
1
min °C
0
-5
-5
-5
-8
-6
-4
-4
0
2
-2
-1
2
-3
0
2
0
-7
-13
-11
-5
-11
-14
-12
-12
-6
-2
-7
-4
0
-8
-5
-3
-5
800
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
500
950
500
300
800
0
550
900
750
Cloud base (m)
1250
700
750
800
7150
1750
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
800
850
850
850
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Sunrise
5:54
5:50
5:47
5:43
5:39
Sunset
8:27
8:30
8:32
8:36
8:38
8:42

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue 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.
48 minutes ago
3° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
30
98 km S
120m alt.
3 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.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 203).
44
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 230 degs)
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
23
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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.