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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the E by Tue night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
20
ENE
35
NE
40
NNE
10
NE
10
SSW
10
E
5
E
5
S
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
20
E
20
SE
15
ESE
15
NE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
1
6
1
1
1
1
0.6
0.1
0.7
0.9
0.9
1.6
1.7
max °C
-5
-4
-2
0
1
-2
2
2
0
2
3
1
5
5
2
5
5
3
min °C
-7
-5
-4
-1
1
-3
-1
1
-1
1
2
-2
3
4
1
4
4
2
-14
-14
-13
-5
-2
-7
-4
1
-4
-1
-1
-6
-1
2
-3
-1
2
-2
0
0
0
300
700
150
350
850
250
700
900
500
1000
1250
850
1200
1200
750
Cloud base (m)
800
750
700
700
700
1350
700
700
1350
750
750
750
700
750
700
700
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-13-11-9-9-10-9-8-10-9-8-8-6-5-6-5-6-7-12-11-9-7-6-8-6-5-7-5-5-6-3-2-4-2-3-4-6-5-3-11-312-123-1452553
Sunrise
5:50
5:47
5:43
5:39
5:35
5:31
Sunset
8:32
8:36
8:38
8:42
8:45
8:49

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the E 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
36 minutes ago
7° C
-
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 65).
81
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 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.
36 minutes ago
-
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 70).
57
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
36 minutes ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 10).
3.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 65).
19
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 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.