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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sun 05 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 26mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, stormy winds from the SE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
35
NE
20
ENE
10
ESE
25
ESE
60
ESE
70
SE
75
SSE
60
S
50
SSW
35
SSE
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
WSW
45
SW
25
SSW
10
SSE
15
NE
5
ENE
3
1
2
4
5
5
3
4
5
6
13
2
13
max °C
-5
-4
-8
-3
0
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
-1
-3
-5
-3
-3
-8
min °C
-6
-6
-9
-6
-3
0
2
3
1
2
2
0
-2
-4
-7
-6
-6
-9
-15
-11
-14
-14
-13
-10
-7
-4
-7
-4
-5
-8
-10
-12
-13
-10
-12
-12
0
0
0
0
100
750
750
1000
650
900
750
500
350
50
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
750
800
5600
1750
750
750
750
750
1450
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-14-11-7-7-9-7-7-7-8-10-13-15-16-15-15-16-12-12-13-10-7-5-5-4-5-4-5-7-9-10-12-11-11-14-6-5-9-5-21232321-2-4-6-5-5-9
Sunrise
6:11
6:09
6:05
6:01
5:58
5:54
Sunset
8:14
8:16
8:20
8:22
8:27
8:30

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 26mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, stormy winds from the SE by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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.
42 minutes ago
2° C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 323).
20
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Skógarnes
158 km SW
59m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 69).
31
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
1.6 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
28 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 134).
0
180 km SW
101m alt.
24 minutes ago
-6° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 259).
13
SHIP4036
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2923
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8085
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1103
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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.