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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
15
SW
45
SW
90
SSW
65
SSW
70
SW
80
SW
85
SW
80
SW
70
WSW
55
SW
15
SSE
50
E
15
NNW
35
NNW
2
2
6
5
15
8
7
15
7
5
3
7
6
15
max °C
-9
-11
-8
-6
-6
-3
-3
-8
-13
-14
-14
-12
-11
-9
-6
-5
-12
min °C
-10
-12
-10
-7
-9
-4
-3
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-11
-11
-8
-9
-13
-18
-19
-14
-15
-20
-16
-13
-27
-28
-30
-30
-29
-24
-21
-19
-19
-24
150
0
0
400
0
600
1000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
600
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1250
750
800
750
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
1150
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-12-10-7-3-6-14-17-19-19-18-16-13-9-11-16-10-12-9-7-8-4-3-10-13-14-14-13-11-10-7-7-13-3-7-4-1-223-3-6-7-8-6-4-4-2-1-6
Sunrise
7:18
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
Sunset
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:30

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW 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
3° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 328).
37
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATB344E64N
132 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB343E63N
142 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATB344E63N
143 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATB342E63N
154 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
157 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 50).
- km

* 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.