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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 30 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
SSE
50
W
60
W
65
WSW
60
WNW
25
WSW
25
SSE
75
SE
50
SE
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SE
6
4
5
7
1
2
7
25
4
max °C
-3
-9
-13
-13
-13
-10
-9
-7
-7
-11
-12
-12
-15
-12
-12
-15
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-9
-11
-13
-14
-14
-11
-11
-7
-8
-15
-14
-13
-16
-15
-13
-15
-13
-12
-13
-16
-24
-27
-28
-28
-20
-19
-19
-16
-22
-20
-20
-22
-22
-20
-23
-21
-18
-20
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
400
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
800
900
800
800
700
700
700
1350
1250
1300
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-14-17-17-17-14-13-11-11-16-17-17-18-17-17-18-16-15-15-6-10-13-14-14-11-10-7-8-13-13-13-16-14-13-15-12-11-12-1-4-6-7-7-5-5-1-1-7-7-6-10-7-6-10-6-5-7
Sunrise
6:31
6:26
6:22
6:20
6:16
6:11
Sunset
7:59
8:01
8:05
8:07
8:10
8:14

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 313).
0
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light snow
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: 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
-
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
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 337).
17
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
2.2 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 22).
3
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.