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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 01 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, near gales from the E by Fri morning).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
E
30
N
30
NW
25
NW
25
SSW
40
SSE
45
SSW
45
SW
45
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SW
5
S
25
ESE
40
E
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
20
NNE
2
1
3
21
3
2
1
5
17
1
5
max °C
-13
-13
-15
-10
-8
-3
-2
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-14
-11
-10
-9
-12
-13
-13
min °C
-14
-14
-15
-16
-8
-5
-11
-12
-11
-14
-14
-14
-15
-12
-11
-11
-12
-13
-18
-20
-24
-26
-27
-16
-14
-23
-24
-22
-21
-21
-20
-19
-21
-22
-18
-19
-18
-23
0
0
0
0
0
700
750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
750
4500
1750
700
750
750
1300
750
3450
5300
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-16-14-11-7-10-16-15-16-16-16-17-15-13-13-14-15-18-14-14-15-13-8-4-7-12-11-13-13-13-15-12-11-10-12-13-16-9-9-9-9-320-5-5-7-7-7-10-6-5-4-7-7-10
Sunrise
8:15
8:11
8:07
8:04
8:00
7:56
Sunset
6:30
6:32
6:36
6:38
6:42
6:45

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, near gales from the E by Fri morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 1500 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.
43 minutes ago
2° C
-
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 329).
65
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
43 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 353).
31
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
35 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 41).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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.