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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
10
E
30
E
50
ESE
75
SE
40
SSE
65
SSE
50
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
45
SSW
50
SSW
20
S
5
1
9
6
11
8
6
3
2
2
max °C
-15
-10
-10
-11
-12
-11
-12
-10
-7
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-7
min °C
-15
-13
-11
-12
-12
-12
-14
-11
-8
-5
-4
-3
-5
-4
-3
-5
-6
-6
-9
-21
-18
-16
-18
-22
-19
-20
-20
-19
-16
-15
-13
-14
-12
-11
-14
-16
-16
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
850
950
1000
950
750
900
800
650
750
100
Cloud base (m)
5050
1350
750
750
800
6100
2450
750
700
1300
700
1300
1400
700
1250
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-15-15-15-15-15-15-12-8-6-7-6-7-7-6-8-9-10-12-15-12-11-12-12-12-13-11-8-5-4-3-4-4-3-5-6-6-8-10-6-4-6-6-5-9-5-2234333222-3
Sunrise
6:16
6:11
6:09
6:05
6:01
5:58
Sunset
8:10
8:14
8:16
8:20
8:22
8:27

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 314).
13
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
7° C
light snow
No report.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
4.4 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 15).
9
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 34).
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.