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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 08 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 -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
30
SSW
25
SSE
40
SE
35
SSW
50
SW
30
SSW
10
E
10
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
20
NNE
10
NE
50
NNE
40
N
45
N
15
NE
15
ESE
35
E
60
NE
3
3
6
14
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
5
2
2
1
3
max °C
-10
-7
-4
-4
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-10
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-11
min °C
-12
-10
-6
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
-14
-13
-12
-16
-13
-14
-13
-22
-19
-16
-20
-20
-17
-14
-14
-15
-17
-19
-17
-25
-25
-24
-24
-20
-26
-26
0
0
550
550
100
250
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
1950
1300
1200
1200
1300
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
1500
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-12-8-10-12-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-11-9-5-6-9-8-9-9-9-11-11-11-13-13-12-15-13-13-12-5-210-2-2-4-3-3-5-6-6-8-8-7-11-8-8-8
Sunrise
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:39
7:35
7:31
Sunset
6:52
6:54
6:58
7:00
7:04
7:07

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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 -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Fri 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.
43 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 42 degs) was rejected.
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
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
6 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.
43 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 73).
28
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 230 degs)
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 204).
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.