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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the SE by Sat night).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
35
SSW
10
E
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
N
20
N
5
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
SE
50
SE
15
E
10
SSW
15
E
3
5
4
1
2
1
2
2
12
2
max °C
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-9
-11
-11
-9
-13
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-7
-9
-9
-8
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-14
-12
-8
-7
-8
-11
-11
-16
-14
-16
-15
-18
-19
-17
-19
-20
-20
-19
-12
-14
-16
-14
-15
-17
400
150
50
250
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
350
350
200
250
0
Cloud base (m)
1250
1350
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1250
1200
1200
1250
750
1900
1200
1200
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-12-12-12-13-12-12-13-14-13-14-12-10-10-11-13-13-7-9-9-8-10-11-10-12-11-10-14-10-8-7-8-10-10-1-3-3-2-5-6-6-8-5-4-9-5-2-1-2-4-5
Sunrise
7:43
7:39
7:35
7:31
7:28
Sunset
6:54
6:58
7:00
7:04
7:07
7:09

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the SE by Sat night).

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
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
24
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 106).
9
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
56 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 195).
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.