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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 07 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Thu night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light snow
km/h
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
5
W
15
WSW
25
W
5
NNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
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1
2
2
1.4
4
2
1.4
0.4
0.7
max °C
-6
-5
-7
-5
-5
-4
1
2
1
2
3
6
6
6
2
2
1
-1
min °C
-8
-5
-8
-7
-5
-7
0
2
-5
0
3
4
6
4
1
1
0
-5
-17
-13
-17
-14
-12
-7
-5
-4
-5
-4
-1
0
2
-2
-5
-3
-7
-11
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
800
0
600
950
1200
1650
1400
650
700
650
0
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
800
850
850
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
700
750
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-14-16-15-13-12-9-7-9-6-5-2-1-3-7-8-8-10-14-12-14-13-12-11-7-5-8-6-3-10-1-5-5-6-9-7-5-8-6-5-612-213565221-3
Sunrise
4:16
4:13
4:09
4:07
4:03
4:00
Sunset
9:58
10:00
10:04
10:07
10:10
10:15

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of snow on Thu night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

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
6° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 29).
31
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
116 km ESE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
118 km NW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light rain
Light rain .
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 46).
44
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
702m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.