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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
75
SW
90
SW
90
WSW
75
WSW
50
SSW
40
E
50
N
30
NW
25
W
15
SSW
35
SSE
25
S
15
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
50
NNE
30
NNE
5
ENE
9
8
17
6
1
13
14
6
3
5
2
5
8
1
max °C
-13
-14
-15
-12
-9
-8
-12
-13
-14
-12
-8
-6
-10
-11
-13
-16
-17
-14
min °C
-14
-15
-15
-13
-10
-10
-13
-14
-16
-14
-9
-11
-11
-12
-15
-17
-17
-17
-30
-32
-32
-28
-22
-18
-25
-25
-27
-21
-19
-16
-18
-26
-29
-30
-29
-25
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
1200
1200
700
700
1200
1250
1250
750
800
1400
1350
1200
1200
750
800
800
6100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
6:52
Sunset
7:24
7:28
7:30
7:34
7:37
7:40

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NE by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
83
Severe gales from the WSW
(83 kph at 240).
115
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
107
Extremely windy from the WSW
(107 kph at 249).
135
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
30 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 286).
37
180 km SW
101m alt.
26 minutes ago
-1° C
-
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 202).
45

* 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.