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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
SE
65
SSE
20
SSE
10
NW
20
N
45
NNW
15
N
15
S
70
SSE
45
W
45
WSW
55
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
5
S
30
W
50
W
4
4
10
1
3
7
14
5
5
9
4
2
3
3
5
5
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-12
-13
-12
-6
-9
-10
-10
-10
-12
-10
-9
-9
-11
min °C
-13
-9
-9
-10
-10
-15
-16
-12
-11
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-9
-12
-13
-25
-22
-17
-14
-20
-26
-24
-19
-22
-22
-21
-22
-24
-24
-24
-13
-23
-25
0
100
100
0
50
0
0
0
150
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
700
1250
1250
1200
1200
750
800
1750
1200
1200
700
750
750
750
750
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-12-12-13-17-17-15-11-13-14-14-15-16-13-12-14-16-12-9-9-10-10-14-15-12-9-10-10-11-11-12-11-9-11-12-7-3-3-5-3-8-9-6-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-3-4-6
Sunrise
6:48
6:45
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:31
Sunset
7:44
7:46
7:50
7:52
7:55
7:59

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue 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
-
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 292).
72
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
15
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 040 to 130 degs)
(15 kph at 80).
0.0 km
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
0.5 km
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 92).
17
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
40 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 281).
13
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 135).
23

* 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.