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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, gales from the ESE by Mon morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
25
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
20
E
45
NE
55
NE
55
NNE
50
NNE
30
NNE
10
ESE
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
60
SE
 cm 
4
8
2
2
2
2
4
 mm 
2
max°C
4
-2
-2
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-9
-10
-9
-9
-6
-5
-1
1
1
min°C
1
-3
-3
-5
-6
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-12
-11
-8
-6
-3
0
1
chill°C 
-2
-7
-8
-8
-10
-14
-17
-20
-21
-22
-18
-16
-14
-10
-9
-6
-6
Freezing level (m
1100
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
700
Cloud base (m)
700
750
700
700
1300
1400
1150
1200
1200
700
750
800
4350
800
800
1550
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-10-12-13-13-12-11-14-16-17-17-15-15-13-10-9-9-4-8-9-11-11-11-11-12-15-15-16-14-12-11-8-6-63-3-3-5-6-6-7-7-9-10-11-10-7-6-211
Sunrise
10:18
10:22
10:25
10:27
10:30
Sunset
3:37
3:33
3:32
3:29
3:26
3:25

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NE by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, gales from the ESE by Mon morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 328).
7
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 85 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Freezing light rain freezing.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 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.