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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the S by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
40
SSE
50
WSW
45
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
50
S
60
S
90
S
65
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
30
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
15
S
30
SSW
55
S
45
SW
17
8
3
1
1
15
8
20
17
6
16
2
2
2
3
19
max °C
-2
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-6
-4
-9
-8
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-11
-9
-6
-5
min °C
-7
-12
-12
-14
-12
-11
-11
-7
-9
-9
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-12
-10
-8
-9
-17
-24
-22
-23
-21
-21
-22
-18
-23
-22
-18
-22
-22
-22
-19
-19
-20
-20
-21
1200
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
200
150
0
50
0
0
200
0
0
350
750
Cloud base (m)
700
700
750
1350
1500
1650
700
1300
1200
1250
700
750
750
800
750
750
1300
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-16-15-17-15-14-12-9-13-13-14-13-13-14-14-15-14-10-10-5-12-12-13-12-11-9-6-9-9-12-10-10-10-10-12-10-7-72-5-5-7-5-4-21-2-2-6-4-4-3-3-6-4-1-1
Sunrise
8:07
8:04
8:00
7:56
7:54
7:50
Sunset
6:36
6:38
6:42
6:45
6:47
6:52

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the S by Fri morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

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.
51 minutes ago
4° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 333).
17
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
-
11
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 150 to 230 degs)
(11 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
Sauoarkrokur
156 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 359).
7
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.