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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 67mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Mon morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sat night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
ESE
70
ESE
55
SSE
75
S
55
S
50
SSW
45
SE
40
S
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSE
40
ENE
40
NNE
20
NNE
10
E
2
2
1
4
1
2
7
4
3
20
19
12
13
2
max °C
-3
1
3
3
3
1
3
3
1
0
-1
-4
-3
-2
-3
-1
-1
-4
min °C
-4
-2
0
2
3
0
2
1
0
-1
-3
-5
-4
-3
-5
-2
-1
-6
-11
-12
-10
-7
-4
-7
-5
-6
-7
-9
-10
-12
-11
-8
-12
-10
-6
-10
0
250
950
850
950
600
850
900
550
450
350
0
0
150
0
150
400
0
Cloud base (m)
4950
1850
700
700
700
750
1400
1250
1300
700
700
750
750
1700
1250
700
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:09
6:05
6:01
5:58
5:54
5:50
Sunset
8:16
8:20
8:22
8:27
8:30
8:32

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 67mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Mon morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
59
Near gales from the ENE
(59 kph at 75).
85
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 010 to 090 degs)
(13 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
hy2b344E64N
152 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the E
(49 kph at 92).
- km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 73).
65
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
hy2b345E64N
167 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 90).
- km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
34 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 94 degs) was rejected.

* 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.