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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 04 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
0
E
25
NE
40
NE
25
ENE
10
E
40
ESE
70
ESE
75
SE
75
SSE
70
S
55
SSW
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSW
50
WSW
40
SW
35
SSW
3
2
1
8
6
11
5
2
12
8
6
5
1
max °C
-10
-11
-11
-11
-13
-9
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-6
-7
-9
-10
min °C
-11
-12
-12
-11
-13
-11
-8
-5
-5
-3
-6
-4
-4
-7
-9
-10
-12
-16
-19
-23
-20
-21
-22
-21
-18
-17
-14
-16
-12
-11
-17
-21
-21
-20
50
0
0
0
0
0
100
900
850
1000
700
750
1100
500
400
200
0
Cloud base (m)
1600
1400
750
750
800
1700
750
700
700
750
1350
1300
700
700
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-14-14-15-11-7-8-8-6-7-6-7-10-12-14-14-11-12-12-11-13-10-7-5-5-3-5-4-4-7-8-10-11-4-6-6-5-9-5-22342240-2-3-5
Sunrise
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the SE by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu 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.
49 minutes ago
1° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 334).
35
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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
0.0 km
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.
49 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
22
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 344).
6

* 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.