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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 30 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
30
WSW
45
WSW
15
S
60
WSW
60
W
60
WSW
50
W
30
W
15
SSE
50
SE
65
SE
25
E
10
N
25
W
5
W
10
N
30
NNE
5
E
1
1
6
4
5
8
2
2
7
10
11
8
5
5
4
max °C
-8
-9
-3
-9
-13
-13
-13
-12
-10
-7
-7
-7
-10
-11
-12
-11
-10
-11
min °C
-8
-9
-10
-12
-13
-14
-14
-12
-11
-9
-7
-10
-11
-11
-13
-12
-11
-13
-17
-20
-17
-26
-27
-28
-27
-22
-18
-20
-19
-20
-19
-20
-13
-18
-19
-18
300
100
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
150
350
100
0
0
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
800
750
750
700
750
750
800
800
4800
800
1350
700
700
700
700
700
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-8-14-17-18-17-14-13-12-10-12-14-14-15-15-14-15-8-9-7-11-13-14-14-12-11-8-7-9-11-11-13-12-11-12-1-3-1-4-6-7-7-6-6-2-1-2-4-5-7-5-4-6
Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:26
6:22
6:20
6:16
Sunset
7:55
7:59
8:01
8:05
8:07
8:10

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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 -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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.
45 minutes ago
3° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 278).
30
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 71).
7
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
39 minutes ago
Dry
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.