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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 02 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, near gales from the S by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
NW
25
NW
20
SSW
35
SSE
60
S
45
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
20
S
30
S
40
S
85
SSE
80
S
70
SSW
55
S
30
S
20
SSW
1
1
19
6
2
2
21
11
14
28
8
6
6
max °C
-15
-10
-7
-3
-2
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-4
-6
-9
-7
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-15
-16
-8
-5
-9
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
-11
-27
-26
-15
-14
-20
-24
-23
-23
-21
-21
-21
-20
-23
-22
-21
-20
-19
0
0
0
700
1200
0
0
0
0
0
50
550
200
350
150
300
0
Cloud base (m)
700
750
5350
2000
700
750
800
1350
1400
1650
1300
1200
1200
1250
1300
1200
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-14-11-6-9-16-15-15-15-14-11-10-13-12-13-13-14-15-13-8-4-6-12-12-12-12-11-7-7-9-8-9-9-10-9-9-321-5-5-6-5-4-10-3-1-2-2-4
Sunrise
8:11
8:07
8:04
8:00
7:56
Sunset
6:30
6:32
6:36
6:38
6:42
6:45

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, near gales from the S by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat 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
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (113 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
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
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 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
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 314).
30
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs)
(57 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
54 minutes ago
-10° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour 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.