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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the E by Sat morning).

Sun
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
W
15
NW
25
WSW
40
WSW
15
S
70
WSW
70
WSW
50
WSW
40
WNW
35
WNW
10
SW
10
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
2
2
1
2
7
4
4
7
1
max °C
-8
-9
-8
-8
-3
-9
-13
-13
-13
-11
-11
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-11
min °C
-8
-11
-8
-9
-9
-12
-13
-14
-14
-12
-12
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-13
-18
-15
-16
-18
-16
-26
-28
-27
-26
-23
-18
-16
-18
-20
-20
-19
-24
350
0
150
200
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
700
750
750
1450
700
750
750
800
800
800
5300
1450
1450
1500
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-11-11-8-15-17-18-17-14-14-12-11-12-12-13-14-8-10-8-9-6-11-13-14-14-12-12-10-9-10-10-10-12-2-4-2-3-1-4-6-7-7-6-7-4-3-4-4-4-7
Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:26
6:22
6:20
Sunset
7:52
7:55
7:59
8:01
8:05
8:07

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the E by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 287).
76
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
2.7 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Sauoarkrokur
155 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Skógarnes
158 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 138).
9
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 208).
0
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 164).
23
SHIP6698
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5043
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours 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.