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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
S
45
SSW
55
S
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
25
WSW
2
3
3
0.5
0.1
1.4
14
1.5
0.1
0.5
max °C
7
8
8
7
7
6
2
3
1
1
1
-1
-1
-1
-2
0
2
1
min °C
6
8
7
7
7
1
1
2
1
1
-1
-3
-2
-1
-3
-1
1
0
1
3
1
1
2
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-8
-11
-6
-5
-6
-8
-6
-6
1500
2100
2900
1800
1600
1050
700
850
650
700
600
0
150
400
0
400
750
450
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
850
750
750
800
800
800
800
750
800
800
1700
1500
850
800
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:52
4:48
4:46
4:41
4:39
4:35
Sunset
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37
9:40

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

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.
59 minutes ago
8° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 86).
31
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
rain showers
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
7.0 km
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 165).
69
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
59 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 119).
13

* 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.