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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, stormy winds from the SE by Mon night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
N
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
S
15
ESE
45
ESE
95
SE
50
SSE
65
SSE
60
S
50
S
50
SE
40
SSE
5
17
3
16
21
1
3
max °C
-12
-12
-14
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-9
-9
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
min °C
-14
-13
-15
-12
-11
-12
-12
-13
-14
-10
-9
-7
-4
-3
-5
-4
-2
-6
-19
-21
-22
-12
-14
-22
-22
-18
-19
-16
-20
-19
-13
-13
-15
-13
-11
-15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
700
900
1050
1000
750
1050
750
Cloud base (m)
5200
4850
2450
700
750
750
7800
1450
700
650
700
1300
1250
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-18-15-15-14-14-15-15-12-9-7-8-6-7-6-5-8-13-13-15-11-11-12-12-13-13-10-9-5-4-3-4-4-2-5-7-6-10-5-5-6-6-6-9-4-31343342
Sunrise
6:20
6:16
6:11
6:09
6:05
6:01
Sunset
8:07
8:10
8:14
8:16
8:20
8:22

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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 -10°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, stormy winds from the SE 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.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 349).
19
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 85).
37
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
8
180 km SW
101m alt.
34 minutes ago
-2° C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 113).
14
193 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Tungubakkar
207 km SW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
212 km WSW
1m alt.
55 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 234 degs) was rejected.

* 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.