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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
 km/h
10
SSE
10
S
25
S
40
S
55
SSW
50
S
55
SSW
40
S
50
SSW
45
S
50
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
10
WNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
SSW
1
7
1
0.7
2
1.4
0.4
1
16
6
0.3
max °C
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
7
5
2
2
1
1
2
0
-2
-2
-6
min °C
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
1
1
2
1
1
1
-3
-2
-3
-7
3
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-4
-8
-9
-7
-10
1300
1350
1400
1500
2100
2100
1800
1600
1150
650
850
650
700
700
150
150
150
0
Cloud base (m)
800
750
800
750
750
750
800
750
750
800
800
850
800
800
750
800
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-3-111-1-3-5-6-7-8-9-10-12-13-13-13-1-1012210-3-5-5-6-6-6-9-9-10-1156678877322112-2-2-3-7
Sunrise
4:56
4:52
4:48
4:46
4:41
4:39
Sunset
9:21
9:23
9:27
9:30
9:34
9:37

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri 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.
57 minutes ago
8° C
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 272).
15
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 220 degs)
(7 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 89).
37
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
46 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 105).
16

* 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.