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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, stormy winds from the SE by Mon night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
70
SE
25
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
15
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
SE
15
ESE
50
ESE
75
SE
50
SE
55
SSE
60
SSE
22
18
5
1
9
4
11
14
max °C
-8
-8
-12
-12
-15
-11
-10
-12
-12
-11
-13
-10
-8
-3
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-9
-15
-14
-13
-16
-13
-11
-13
-13
-12
-14
-11
-9
-7
-4
-3
-4
-15
-23
-20
-20
-24
-16
-16
-23
-22
-18
-20
-18
-20
-20
-14
-13
-13
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
900
1100
1000
Cloud base (m)
700
700
1350
1500
5000
1400
750
750
1450
850
1500
1300
700
650
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:20
6:16
6:11
6:09
6:05
Sunset
8:05
8:07
8:10
8:14
8:16
8:20

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, stormy winds from the SE by Mon 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
-
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 84).
70
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
11
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
11
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 240 to 030 degs)
(11 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 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.