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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, severe gales from the ESE by Mon night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
25
NE
10
E
5
SE
20
ESE
45
ESE
35
E
30
ENE
45
ENE
20
ESE
40
SE
75
ESE
3
2
1
4
7
max °C
-16
-17
-16
-12
-11
-12
-11
-12
-13
-12
-10
-8
-9
-9
-9
-5
-4
-2
min °C
-16
-18
-18
-14
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-5
-4
-26
-27
-27
-23
-22
-22
-23
-22
-21
-18
-20
-21
-19
-20
-20
-16
-14
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
800
900
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
700
1350
1300
700
700
1300
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-19-18-16-14-15-14-15-16-16-14-11-11-11-11-10-8-6-16-18-17-13-12-12-12-12-13-13-11-9-9-10-9-7-5-3-10-12-12-7-6-7-6-7-8-8-6-3-3-4-4-223
Sunrise
8:56
8:53
8:49
8:47
8:42
8:40
Sunset
5:51
5:53
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:07

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, severe gales from the ESE 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.
45 minutes ago
-4° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 322).
57
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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 300 to 080 degs)
(9 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
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.
45 minutes ago
-
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 79).
67
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 64).
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.