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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
W
35
WSW
15
S
55
ESE
70
ENE
55
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
20
NNW
10
NW
5
S
35
SE
55
SSE
60
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
1
3
1
2
13
3
2
2
3
2
9
7
9
10
max °C
-15
-16
-11
-11
-11
-14
-15
-17
-18
-16
-13
-11
-7
-7
-11
-11
-12
min °C
-17
-17
-13
-11
-14
-15
-16
-19
-19
-17
-15
-13
-8
-10
-11
-11
-12
-29
-30
-21
-24
-28
-27
-28
-32
-29
-24
-19
-24
-20
-22
-22
-23
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1300
750
1300
1200
1200
1200
700
750
800
4500
2350
750
700
1250
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-15-13-15-17-18-20-21-19-17-12-8-13-15-15-16-16-17-12-11-13-15-16-18-19-17-14-12-8-9-11-11-12-9-10-6-5-8-9-9-13-13-11-9-7-3-3-5-4-5
Sunrise
7:00
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
Sunset
7:30
7:34
7:37
7:40
7:44
7:46

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, gales from the SSE by Thu 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
-2° C
-
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 308).
63
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 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.
1 hour ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 252).
39
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
30 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 288).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour 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.