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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
20
N
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
0
S
 cm 
2
1
 mm 
0.2
0.2
0.8
max°C
7
7
7
5
5
2
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
0
-2
-1
-3
-1
0
-1
min°C
7
7
6
5
3
-1
-2
-1
-4
-3
-1
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-1
-2
chill°C 
4
4
2
2
0
-6
-8
-8
-13
-11
-9
-10
-8
-8
-10
-9
-5
-2
Freezing level (m
1550
1650
1500
1250
1200
750
200
400
200
0
300
300
150
350
0
0
450
0
Cloud base (m)
750
800
800
800
800
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
800
850
850
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-3-4-5-7-8-7-9-9-8-11-12-11-11-10-8-7110-2-3-6-9-7-9-9-7-8-9-8-10-9-7-6777541-2-1-3-3-1-2-2-2-4-2-1-2
Sunrise
6:31
6:33
6:37
6:39
6:43
6:46
Sunset
7:36
7:32
7:29
7:24
7:22
7:17

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
40 minutes ago
11° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 307 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
130 km NNE
386m alt.
40 minutes ago
11° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2b345E64N
158 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 52).
- km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 61).
9
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
58 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 255).
0
178 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 40).
2.0 km
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 51).
10

* 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.