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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
5
SSW
30
SE
65
SE
20
SE
10
ENE
25
NNE
50
N
30
N
10
SW
65
SE
45
WSW
25
W
30
NNW
2
1
2
2
1
8
3
11
1
12
3
1
1
max °C
-13
-14
-15
-18
-18
-15
-13
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-14
-12
-6
-9
-8
-10
min °C
-14
-14
-17
-18
-19
-18
-16
-11
-12
-11
-9
-14
-15
-13
-11
-9
-9
-12
-24
-22
-25
-27
-26
-18
-28
-24
-19
-17
-18
-26
-26
-18
-21
-20
-18
-20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
200
300
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
700
750
750
800
1450
1650
1250
1200
1200
1250
750
1550
1200
1200
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-19-21-22-19-14-12-13-13-12-15-17-16-11-12-12-13-14-14-16-18-19-17-15-10-11-11-9-12-15-13-9-9-9-11-8-8-11-12-13-12-9-4-5-5-3-6-8-7-3-2-2-6
Sunrise
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
6:41
6:37
Sunset
7:37
7:40
7:44
7:46
7:50
7:52

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -15°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

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
1° C
-
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 351).
54
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
0.3 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 80).
57
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
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.