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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Sun afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the NE by Tue night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
NW
10
E
5
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
35
ENE
40
NE
55
NE
 cm 
4
2
2
5
 mm 
0.4
1.1
1
1
max°C
5
6
8
8
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
2
2
0
1
0
1
min°C
4
5
6
7
7
6
3
2
5
4
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
chill°C 
4
5
4
6
5
4
1
-1
4
3
1
0
-2
-3
-8
-7
-9
Freezing level (m
1450
2150
2200
2500
2550
2100
1300
1200
1300
1300
1000
550
750
550
600
500
600
Cloud base (m)
850
5900
8100
8200
850
750
750
750
750
750
700
700
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:07
8:10
8:14
8:17
8:19
Sunset
5:45
5:40
5:37
5:34
5:30
5:27

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Sun afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the NE 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 321).
9
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
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° 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
Mid: few
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
24
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 260).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 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.