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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the E by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
N
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNE
20
SE
45
E
40
ENE
30
ENE
15
E
25
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
2
3
1
2
3
3
max °C
-10
-11
-9
-10
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-8
-10
min °C
-11
-12
-11
-11
-13
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-11
-12
-10
-13
-12
-9
-12
-16
-18
-19
-19
-21
-19
-15
-16
-20
-19
-21
-20
-19
-18
-17
-14
-12
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1250
1200
1200
1250
1200
700
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1250
1200
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-13-13-14-12-11-11-12-12-13-14-12-14-13-12-13-11-12-10-11-12-10-9-9-9-9-11-11-10-12-11-9-11-6-7-4-5-7-4-3-4-4-3-5-5-4-8-6-3-6
Sunrise
7:35
7:31
7:28
7:24
7:20
Sunset
7:00
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the E by Sun morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, calm 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.
56 minutes ago
2° C
-
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 349).
57
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
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
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
ASCATB344E64N
139 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the N
(8 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB343E63N
141 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB344E63N
150 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB342E63N
155 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 315).
- km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 4).
52

* 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.