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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, gales from the E by Wed afternoon).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
40
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
E
35
ENE
45
NE
35
NE
45
ENE
40
ESE
30
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
20
SE
30
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
45
E
65
E
75
SE
13
5
14
6
3
2
3
7
max °C
-8
-11
-10
-12
-10
-9
-7
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-5
-4
-3
-5
-4
-4
-2
min °C
-12
-12
-11
-13
-11
-10
-9
-5
-6
-7
-6
-4
-6
-5
-4
-6
-5
-5
-3
-23
-21
-11
-18
-21
-21
-20
-14
-15
-13
-12
-7
-12
-13
-12
-14
-14
-16
-13
100
0
0
0
0
0
100
700
950
550
600
1000
550
700
1000
550
800
800
1000
Cloud base (m)
700
750
1350
7000
1550
700
700
650
1450
700
700
750
750
750
850
800
750
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-15-15-15-13-12-10-8-8-9-8-7-8-8-7-9-8-7-6-10-12-11-13-11-10-8-5-5-6-5-4-6-5-4-6-5-5-3-3-5-4-8-5-4-2220230231224
Sunrise
5:54
5:50
5:47
5:43
5:39
5:35
Sunset
8:30
8:32
8:36
8:38
8:42
8:45

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, gales from the E by Wed 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
1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 203).
9
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 83).
9
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
56 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
58 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 101).
13

* 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.