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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
65
SSE
80
S
70
S
60
SSW
50
SSE
40
S
50
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
40
WSW
20
SW
10
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
55
NNE
25
N
5
NW
5
W
10
E
24
15
11
5
11
4
9
2
7
7
4
2
8
6
max °C
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-8
-10
-9
-9
-7
-7
-8
-10
-9
-10
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-7
-6
-7
-12
-12
-10
-11
-7
-7
-13
-11
-10
-13
-17
-16
-15
-16
-13
-15
-17
-15
-17
-22
-20
-18
-23
-17
-18
-13
-11
-10
-20
1000
850
900
600
900
850
600
650
600
50
0
100
0
300
350
100
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
750
1350
1350
1250
1250
1250
700
750
750
700
1200
1200
750
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-7-8-8-9-10-9-10-14-15-13-12-10-10-12-12-12-13-4-4-4-5-4-5-6-6-7-10-11-10-10-7-7-11-11-10-12223132111-4-5-4-4-1-1-5-5-4-7
Sunrise
6:05
6:01
5:58
5:54
5:50
5:47
Sunset
8:20
8:22
8:27
8:30
8:32
8:36

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun 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
6° C
-
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 119).
48
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
No report.
54
Near gales from the ESE
(54 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
74
Gales from the SE
(74 kph at 139).
87
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
37 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSE
(10 kph at 160).
31
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.