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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 04 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
SE
0
NNE
15
NNE
35
NE
25
NE
10
ESE
30
E
55
ESE
65
SE
60
SSE
65
SSE
45
SSW
35
SSE
40
SE
35
S
60
SSW
55
SW
25
S
3
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
2
14
17
5
0.6
7
max °C
-4
-3
-5
-5
-4
-8
-4
-2
3
3
4
3
3
4
1
0
0
-2
min °C
-6
-4
-6
-6
-5
-9
-7
-4
0
2
3
1
2
3
-1
-1
-1
-4
-11
-8
-10
-15
-11
-15
-16
-14
-9
-6
-5
-7
-4
-3
-8
-10
-9
-9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
850
850
950
800
750
950
400
350
500
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
1700
1300
750
750
800
2600
1300
1250
700
700
750
1350
700
1250
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-15-15-15-15-12-9-8-8-7-8-6-6-10-11-11-12-11-11-12-12-12-13-11-9-5-4-4-5-4-3-7-8-8-10-5-4-6-6-5-9-6-32342340-1-1-3
Sunrise
6:16
6:11
6:09
6:05
6:01
5:58
Sunset
8:10
8:14
8:16
8:20
8:22
8:27

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu 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.
49 minutes ago
5° C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 316).
17
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
49 minutes ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Skógarnes
158 km SW
59m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 75).
30
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 85).
0
180 km SW
101m alt.
43 minutes ago
1° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 66).
14
SHIP5029
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2199
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP8747
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.