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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
SE
35
SSE
25
SSW
35
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
5
SSE
15
E
20
E
30
ENE
40
NNE
30
NNW
15
W
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SW
4
4
1
3
8
8
4
1
8
3
max °C
-5
-5
-6
-18
-17
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-6
-5
-11
min °C
-7
-6
-17
-18
-17
-14
-15
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-10
-10
-14
-9
-9
-14
-17
-14
-30
-31
-32
-28
-26
-20
-17
-18
-19
-23
-21
-19
-22
-17
-18
-24
250
750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
750
0
Cloud base (m)
1300
1250
1200
1200
1250
750
750
800
1750
700
700
700
750
2050
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-13-21-21-16-16-15-15-13-12-13-12-12-13-10-10-15-6-6-12-18-17-14-14-12-12-11-11-12-10-10-12-8-7-13-11-6-12-11-9-8-6-7-6-6-7-5-5-7-2-1-7
Sunrise
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
Sunset
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:25
6:30
6:32

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the WSW 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.
43 minutes ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 281 degs) was rejected.
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 120 to 200 degs)
(7 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
43 minutes ago
-1° C
light snow
Light snow.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
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.
43 minutes ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 56).
52
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry

* 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.