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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 19 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 Thu morning, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, gales from the NNE by Tue night).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
85
SSW
75
SSW
70
SW
80
SW
90
SW
85
WSW
70
WSW
55
SW
30
ESE
45
NNW
40
W
40
WSW
20
SW
20
SE
35
SE
20
WSW
35
WNW
65
NNE
5
9
16
9
7
16
7
3
16
26
8
4
2
2
8
12
23
max °C
-3
-3
-9
-13
-14
-15
-12
-10
-9
-12
-13
-15
-12
-9
-5
-8
-9
-10
min °C
-4
-4
-12
-14
-15
-15
-13
-11
-11
-13
-14
-15
-14
-10
-7
-8
-11
-14
-16
-15
-26
-30
-32
-32
-28
-24
-20
-25
-26
-27
-23
-18
-13
-15
-22
-28
650
1000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
250
200
0
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
700
1200
1200
700
700
1350
1250
750
800
800
1700
700
1200
1200
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-6-14-18-19-19-17-14-12-16-18-19-15-11-9-12-13-14-4-4-11-14-15-15-13-11-10-13-14-15-13-10-6-8-10-1223-4-6-7-8-6-4-6-6-7-9-8-40-2-4-6
Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
Sunset
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:30
7:34
7:37

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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 Thu morning, min -15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, gales from the NNE by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 188).
83
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
-
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 185).
74
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
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.