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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat morning, severe gales from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
 km/h
10
ENE
30
S
75
SE
40
WSW
45
WSW
30
WNW
20
W
35
WSW
15
S
60
SW
70
W
80
W
40
W
45
WSW
35
S
40
SE
55
SE
15
SW
16
2
3
2
1
8
5
5
13
1
2
4
1
1
13
max °C
-13
-12
-6
-9
-8
-8
-10
-10
-3
-8
-13
-13
-10
-8
-8
-6
-6
-8
min °C
-16
-12
-11
-9
-9
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-13
-14
-11
-8
-8
-7
-6
-13
-22
-22
-23
-19
-18
-18
-18
-20
-17
-24
-28
-30
-22
-19
-18
-16
-17
-23
0
0
450
100
300
50
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
350
150
400
650
0
Cloud base (m)
800
5850
1550
1200
1200
1250
750
750
750
1250
750
750
800
800
800
750
1350
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-14-10-13-12-13-12-12-9-13-17-17-14-12-12-11-9-14-15-12-9-9-9-10-10-10-7-10-13-14-11-8-8-7-6-11-8-6-2-3-2-4-4-4-1-3-6-7-4-2-201-4
Sunrise
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:31
6:26
6:22
Sunset
7:50
7:52
7:55
7:59
8:01
8:05

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat morning, severe gales from the SE by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu 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
2° C
-
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 179).
59
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 SSE
(11 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 71).
39
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
47 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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.