Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 26 Feb Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, severe gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
SSW
50
WSW
65
WSW
50
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NW
20
W
40
WSW
35
SSW
65
S
50
WSW
70
SW
55
SW
45
SSW
5
2
2
1
1
1
6
45
8
8
7
max °C
-5
-18
-16
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
-14
-14
-9
-5
-3
-3
-10
-10
-10
min °C
-18
-19
-17
-15
-14
-12
-12
-13
-12
-14
-15
-14
-13
-6
-4
-12
-11
-10
-11
-32
-34
-33
-29
-25
-20
-15
-21
-19
-23
-24
-23
-23
-15
-15
-26
-25
-22
-20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
850
400
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1250
1200
1200
700
750
750
2150
700
750
750
1600
1400
750
650
700
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-21-20-16-15-15-15-14-13-14-16-15-14-9-6-11-15-15-14-12-19-17-14-13-12-12-13-12-13-15-14-11-6-4-8-11-10-11-6-12-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-10-9-613-1-4-4-4
Sunrise
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:07
Sunset
6:20
6:22
6:25
6:30
6:32
6:36

Loading...

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, severe gales from the SSE by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
133
Extremely windy from the NW
(133 kph at 310).
163
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 210 degs)
(31 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
118 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
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
158 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 278).
35
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
59 minutes ago
Dry
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 264).
31
SHIP571
181 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP8274
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.