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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
5
ENE
20
ENE
35
NE
40
NNE
25
NE
30
ESE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
25
SE
30
E
30
ESE
15
NE
5
WNW
30
S
30
S
25
S
1
7
2
1
1
0.6
2
0.6
1
0.9
0.2
0.6
0.4
3
max °C
-8
-5
-4
-1
3
3
0
2
2
-1
2
3
1
4
3
2
4
4
2
min °C
-9
-6
-5
-4
0
1
-2
1
2
-3
0
2
0
3
2
-1
2
4
1
-13
-13
-14
-13
-6
-5
-7
-4
-1
-6
-4
-2
-6
-3
-2
-3
-4
-1
-5
0
0
0
0
450
1000
400
600
850
0
550
1000
450
950
950
300
800
1150
750
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
1450
750
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-13-10-9-8-10-9-8-10-8-8-8-6-7-8-7-6-8-13-12-11-9-6-5-7-6-5-7-5-4-6-3-4-6-4-3-5-9-6-5-322-122-2131431342
Sunrise
5:50
5:47
5:43
5:39
5:35
5:31
Sunset
8:32
8:36
8:38
8:42
8:45
8:49

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, calm by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 339).
31
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Skógarnes
158 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
26
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 44).
0
180 km SW
101m alt.
55 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 348).
5
SHIP1659
181 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP3107
181 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
Tungubakkar
207 km SW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
212 km WSW
1m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 146).
3

* 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.