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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 10mm) on Sun night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Wed night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
35
SSE
35
SE
50
SE
5
ESE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
35
E
45
ESE
45
E
60
ESE
45
E
50
E
40
E
35
E
20
ESE
1
2
1
1
1
2
0.8
3
6
0.6
0.6
16
max °C
3
3
3
0
0
0
-2
-2
1
2
4
4
2
1
1
-1
-2
-4
min °C
2
2
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-1
1
3
3
1
0
0
-1
-3
-5
-4
-4
-5
-2
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-4
-4
-7
-8
-8
-9
-11
-12
800
950
950
500
450
350
0
0
300
750
1150
950
800
650
650
350
200
0
Cloud base (m)
800
700
700
1400
1400
800
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-7-9-10-10-10-10-8-6-5-7-7-7-6-8-8-10-4-4-5-6-7-7-7-7-6-4-3-3-5-5-5-7-8-93320-1-1-2-30244211-1-3-5
Sunrise
10:34
10:32
10:30
10:26
10:23
10:21
Sunset
4:06
4:08
4:12
4:15
4:19
4:22

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mild with light rain (total 10mm) on Sun night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly gales.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Wed night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE 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
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
55 minutes ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 89).
43
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Light rain .
24
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 170 degs)
(24 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
SHIP7294
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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.