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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 23 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
SSE
20
E
25
NNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
SSW
40
S
50
SSE
35
SSW
30
WSW
65
SW
80
WSW
55
SW
30
SSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
NNW
1
5
4
2
2
1
4
2
4
5
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-14
-15
-12
-7
-4
-5
-13
-17
-15
-12
-11
-10
-12
-12
-13
-16
min °C
-5
-4
-10
-16
-16
-13
-11
-4
-6
-18
-18
-17
-14
-11
-10
-13
-14
-15
-17
-13
-10
-19
-29
-28
-24
-22
-14
-15
-33
-34
-34
-28
-21
-14
-18
-18
-15
-22
900
850
600
0
0
0
0
750
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1550
1150
1200
1250
800
1300
1450
4850
1300
1250
1200
1200
700
750
1250
1350
700
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-9-15-17-15-11-7-9-18-22-20-17-14-13-14-15-16-18-5-4-8-15-16-13-9-4-6-16-18-16-13-11-10-13-13-14-1722-2-11-10-7-431-10-11-10-7-6-5-7-8-9-12
Sunrise
8:36
8:33
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:18
Sunset
6:09
6:14
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:25

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri 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
4° C
-
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 75).
54
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 69).
30
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Drizzle
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
57 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 54).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 107).
18
SHIP5788
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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.