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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

IcBárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 5 am Thu 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Thu night, gales from the NE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
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night
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night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
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light snow
light snow
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light snow
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light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
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light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
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light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
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light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
50
ENE
50
ENE
20
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
55
NE
60
NE
55
NE
35
NE
45
NE
55
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
40
ENE
15
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
W
30
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
Wave Height Map
T iceland.wind.12.cc23
T iceland.wind.36.cc23
T iceland.wind.60.cc23
T iceland.wind.84.cc23
T iceland.wind.108.cc23
T iceland.wind.132.cc23
T iceland.wind.156.cc23
T iceland.wind.180.cc23
T iceland.wind.204.cc23
T iceland.wind.228.cc23
T iceland.wind.252.cc23
T iceland.wind.276.cc23
 cm 
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
4
2.0
2.0
3
1.0
4
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
3
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
4
 mm 
max°C
-15
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-15
-17
-18
-17
-15
-15
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-12
-11
-13
min°C
-15
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-17
-17
-18
-18
-16
-16
-17
-13
-12
-14
-14
-13
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-12
-12
-13
chill°C 
-29
-26
-22
-24
-25
-27
-27
-27
-30
-31
-33
-33
-30
-27
-26
-16
-18
-22
-23
-21
-24
-23
-21
-23
-22
-20
-23
-25
-26
-25
-24
-23
-20
-22
-19
-20
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
50
400
0
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
800
800
800
800
850
5850
4800
2300
750
750
800
800
800
850
800
800
750
750
1700
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:37
6:33
6:31
6:26
6:22
6:20
6:16
6:11
6:09
6:05
6:01
5:58
Sunset
7:52
7:55
7:59
8:01
8:05
8:07
8:10
8:14
8:16
8:20
8:22
8:27

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Thu night, gales from the NE by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 2009 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 42).
28
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 40).
Hofn
118 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
118 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.