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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 9mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
ESE
15
E
30
E
35
E
50
E
50
E
55
ESE
50
ESE
45
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
ESE
1
0.3
1.7
3
0.7
1.6
1.7
max °C
0
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
0
-1
-1
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-3
min °C
-1
-1
2
3
2
2
4
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-4
-3
-5
-6
-3
-8
-8
-10
-10
-9
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
250
300
850
950
900
850
1100
900
450
350
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
750
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
800
800
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-5-6-6-5-3-6-7-7-8-8-9-9-8-9-9-7-6-3-3-4-3-2-4-6-7-7-8-8-9-8-8-8-10333342-1-2-2-3-5-6-5-5-4
Sunrise
10:26
10:23
10:21
10:18
10:15
Sunset
4:12
4:15
4:19
4:22
4:25
4:29

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 9mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE 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
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
1 hour ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 86).
39
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
rain showers
Shower drizzle.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 60).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
41 minutes 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.