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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 31 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Tue
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
50
W
55
WSW
50
W
35
WSW
40
SSE
60
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
N
40
NNE
35
N
10
E
4
6
1
5
12
19
13
1
7
6
3
2
max °C
-12
-13
-11
-10
-8
-7
-8
-11
-13
-12
-14
-11
-11
-12
-10
-10
-11
min °C
-14
-14
-13
-10
-10
-7
-10
-14
-14
-13
-15
-13
-13
-14
-11
-10
-13
-27
-28
-26
-20
-19
-18
-14
-22
-21
-19
-22
-13
-16
-19
-22
-20
-18
0
0
0
0
0
450
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
750
750
800
850
800
1400
700
700
700
1650
1550
1850
700
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-16-13-13-11-13-16-17-16-17-16-16-16-14-13-15-13-14-12-10-9-7-9-13-14-13-15-12-12-13-11-10-12-6-7-6-3-30-3-7-7-6-9-6-5-7-4-4-7
Sunrise
6:26
6:22
6:20
6:16
6:11
Sunset
7:59
8:01
8:05
8:07
8:10
8:14

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly gales.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun 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.
58 minutes ago
1° C
-
76
Severe gales from the NW
(76 kph at 305).
93
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
17
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 250 degs)
(28 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
51 minutes ago
-2° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 229).
27
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 188).
16
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dalatangi(4097-0)
200 km ENE
11m alt.
58 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
>70 km
Mid: few
Tungubakkar
207 km SW
3m alt.
58 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 57 degs) was rejected.
212 km WSW
1m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 335).
0

* 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.