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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 13 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
NNW
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
S
20
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
20
SE
1
1
0.3
0.9
0.5
7
max °C
-10
-7
-8
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-1
2
2
2
3
min °C
-11
-9
-8
-6
-6
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-3
-2
0
2
1
2
-15
-13
-12
-10
-11
-9
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-7
-8
-7
-5
-6
-3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
850
700
900
Cloud base (m)
700
700
1250
1200
700
700
750
750
800
850
850
800
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-13-12-12-11-12-12-12-12-10-9-8-7-8-8-7-15-13-13-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-8-8-6-5-4-4-4-11-8-8-5-5-4-5-5-5-6-4-3-21223
Sunrise
10:45
10:42
10:40
10:37
10:34
Sunset
3:49
3:52
3:56
3:59
4:01
4:06

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE 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
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
-
7
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 180 degs)
(7 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 118 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
47 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
57 minutes ago
Dry
SHIP8570
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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.