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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 01 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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 -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the SE by Mon night).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
WSW
35
SSE
75
SE
80
SE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
35
SW
15
S
10
E
10
ENE
0
NNE
5
SSE
20
ESE
50
ESE
70
SE
2
3
9
1
12
max °C
-10
-9
-7
-7
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-15
-11
-10
-12
-9
-8
-2
min °C
-10
-10
-8
-10
-15
-14
-13
-14
-13
-13
-15
-14
-11
-12
-10
-8
-7
-19
-19
-21
-21
-21
-20
-13
-14
-24
-18
-21
-20
-11
-15
-17
-19
-19
0
0
300
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
700
Cloud base (m)
850
850
1400
700
1350
4750
5050
2500
1350
4650
7700
5750
1450
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:22
6:20
6:16
6:11
6:09
Sunset
8:01
8:05
8:07
8:10
8:14
8:16

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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 -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the SE by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
13
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
4 hours ago
1° C
clear
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 88).
54
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 107).
32
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 115).
42

* 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.