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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
NW
5
E
30
ESE
50
E
50
ENE
35
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
55
ENE
20
E
10
NE
20
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
40
SW
80
SSW
80
SW
80
SW
1
3
8
8
7
2
1
2
1
4
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-10
-8
-5
-1
1
-1
min °C
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-9
-8
-12
-12
-8
-9
-3
1
-7
-17
-17
-22
-22
-21
-20
-18
-17
-22
-17
-14
-19
-18
-13
-19
-14
-8
-19
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
50
0
50
300
0
0
0
0
800
1750
1100
Cloud base (m)
1200
700
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1150
1200
1200
1250
800
800
2600
800
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-11-12-12-12-12-11-12-11-11-12-13-11-7-2-1-5-11-10-10-10-9-10-10-9-10-9-8-11-11-8-7-21-4-5-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-4-3-1-5-6-3-2372
Sunrise
7:31
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:18
7:13
Sunset
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Sun morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW 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.
52 minutes ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 281 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Húsavík Airport
148 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 85).
28
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 300 degs)
(13 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 40).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
35 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 316).
0

* 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.