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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
rain showers
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
rain shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
 km/h
20
WSW
10
SW
15
E
30
ENE
40
NE
25
NE
45
ENE
40
SE
30
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
3
6
2
3
1
6
4
0.1
0.5
0.9
0.7
0.3
0.6
max °C
-4
-3
-7
-4
-3
-1
2
2
0
2
2
0
3
3
3
4
4
2
min °C
-5
-5
-8
-5
-3
-2
1
0
-1
1
1
-1
2
1
0
3
2
0
-11
-5
-12
-13
-11
-10
-6
-5
-5
-2
-3
-7
-3
-3
-6
-2
-3
-4
0
0
0
0
50
300
650
850
550
600
850
350
750
950
550
1000
1050
650
Cloud base (m)
750
1350
7350
1400
700
700
650
1250
700
700
1400
750
750
750
750
1550
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-14-13-12-10-9-8-9-8-8-9-8-8-7-5-7-7-11-11-12-11-9-8-5-5-7-5-5-6-5-5-4-3-4-5-5-4-8-5-3-221-122-1322431
Sunrise
5:54
5:50
5:47
5:43
5:39
5:35
Sunset
8:30
8:32
8:36
8:38
8:42
8:45

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, strong winds from the ESE 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.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 341).
20
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 64).
13
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 230 degs)
(9 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
180 km SW
101m alt.
54 minutes ago
0° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 95).
11
SHIP2246
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.