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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 25 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
S
40
SE
75
SE
40
S
5
SE
30
N
55
NNW
15
NNE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
W
50
WNW
20
W
35
WSW
55
WSW
30
SW
4
4
8
3
4
9
2
3
1
3
4
1
max °C
-17
-17
-14
-11
-8
-8
-9
-9
-14
-12
-10
-7
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
min °C
-19
-17
-16
-14
-8
-10
-10
-10
-16
-15
-11
-10
-11
-12
-14
-10
-11
-12
-28
-25
-16
-26
-21
-18
-13
-19
-26
-22
-19
-22
-22
-24
-23
-20
-23
-22
0
0
0
0
150
250
0
100
0
0
0
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
800
2500
750
1250
1200
1800
1200
750
800
5200
1450
1200
1200
750
750
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-17-12-12-12-12-13-17-16-12-12-15-16-15-14-14-15-18-17-15-13-8-9-10-10-15-14-11-9-11-12-12-10-11-12-13-11-10-8-2-3-3-4-9-8-4-3-4-5-6-3-4-6
Sunrise
6:52
6:48
6:45
6:41
6:37
6:33
Sunset
7:40
7:44
7:46
7:50
7:52
7:55

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

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.
48 minutes ago
4° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 305).
13
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
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 330).
0.0 km
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
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 73).
41
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 250 to 050 degs)
(9 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 32).
0

* 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.