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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, severe gales from the SE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, severe gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
heavy snow
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
heavy snow
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
NNW
55
N
5
NE
20
S
80
SE
40
W
40
WSW
20
N
25
WSW
35
WSW
25
S
60
SW
85
WSW
80
W
70
WSW
55
SW
50
S
12
13
2
2
1
1
5
9
5
10
5
2
6
max °C
-10
-10
-13
-12
-5
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-2
-8
-13
-9
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-11
-14
-16
-12
-11
-9
-9
-12
-10
-10
-9
-12
-13
-13
-8
-8
-8
-18
-25
-21
-21
-23
-20
-20
-20
-18
-18
-15
-26
-28
-28
-20
-20
-19
0
0
0
0
400
100
100
0
0
200
50
300
0
0
250
450
250
Cloud base (m)
1200
750
800
1700
1200
1200
1250
800
750
1550
700
750
750
800
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-17-14-11-13-12-13-12-11-8-14-18-15-12-11-11-11-12-15-12-8-9-9-11-10-9-6-10-13-11-8-8-8-5-6-9-6-2-3-3-5-3-30-3-7-4-2-1-2
Sunrise
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:31
6:26
Sunset
7:46
7:50
7:52
7:55
7:59
8:01

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, severe gales from the SE by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, severe gales from the WSW by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
81
Severe gales from the NNW
(81 kph at 348).
102
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
-
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 340).
0.6 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
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
ASCATB343E63N
142 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WNW
(66 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB344E64N
142 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB344E63N
143 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 289).
- km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 245).
67

* 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.