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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
ESE
15
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
25
WSW
85
WSW
75
SW
70
SW
50
S
45
SSE
45
SSW
30
WSW
4
4
3
3
16
12
2
7
max °C
-12
-12
-10
-9
-9
-10
-8
-8
-7
-5
-9
-17
-14
-9
-4
-3
-6
-6
min °C
-14
-12
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-8
-6
-15
-19
-16
-12
-8
-5
-6
-17
-19
-19
-20
-19
-16
-16
-15
-16
-14
-11
-27
-37
-32
-26
-19
-14
-16
-30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
200
450
50
0
0
0
550
950
600
0
Cloud base (m)
7950
750
1700
1550
1750
1950
1750
1600
1900
1350
1200
700
700
1350
1200
1250
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-12-12-12-12-11-10-10-9-14-22-18-14-9-8-9-14-13-12-10-10-10-11-9-9-8-6-12-18-15-11-6-4-6-12-9-7-5-4-4-6-4-3-21-7-12-8-4131-5
Sunrise
8:47
8:42
8:40
8:36
8:33
8:29
Sunset
6:00
6:04
6:07
6:09
6:14
6:16

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Tue 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.
44 minutes ago
0° C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 323).
15
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
44 minutes ago
-
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 79).
83
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
0
180 km SW
101m alt.
29 minutes ago
0° C
-
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 51).
35
SHIP4241
181 km SSW
3m alt.
2 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.