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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
25
S
35
S
45
SSW
55
S
55
SSW
35
S
50
S
50
SSW
45
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
WSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
1
1
0.1
0.9
1.3
0.2
0.1
9
6
0.6
max °C
2
5
6
6
7
9
8
7
7
7
2
2
1
1
0
-2
-1
1
-1
min °C
0
4
5
6
6
8
7
7
6
0
1
2
0
0
0
-5
-3
0
-2
-4
2
3
2
1
3
1
1
1
-8
-7
-5
-8
-8
-7
-9
-3
-5
-7
750
1200
1300
1500
1500
2250
2650
1850
1750
1300
650
850
650
500
500
0
0
550
250
Cloud base (m)
800
800
1450
800
750
750
750
850
750
750
800
800
850
800
750
800
800
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:56
4:52
4:48
4:46
4:41
4:39
Sunset
9:21
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

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.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
13
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 74).
26
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 122).
16
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour 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.