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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Sun night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, gales from the E by Thu afternoon).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
50
SE
25
S
20
SE
25
S
25
SE
15
SSE
15
E
25
E
40
E
60
ESE
60
E
65
E
55
E
1
1
2
1.6
3
12
0.3
23
3
max °C
-2
1
3
3
3
-2
-1
-1
1
1
-1
1
4
4
3
1
0
min °C
-2
-2
2
3
3
-2
-2
-2
1
-1
-2
0
3
3
1
0
-1
-7
-9
-4
-3
-4
-8
-8
-7
-4
-6
-7
-6
-3
-4
-8
-9
-9
0
650
850
950
1000
200
150
300
650
600
150
550
1000
1100
900
600
500
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
700
700
750
1450
800
850
800
800
700
700
700
700
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-8-7-7-11-11-10-9-9-9-6-5-7-6-7-8-6-6-4-4-4-8-8-7-5-6-6-5-3-3-4-5-7-2-1333-2-2-210-214421-1
Sunrise
10:34
10:32
10:30
10:26
10:23
Sunset
4:01
4:06
4:08
4:12
4:15
4:19

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Sun night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, gales from the E by Thu afternoon).

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
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
0.0 km
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
-
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.
54 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 78).
31
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 36).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry

* 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.