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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe 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 -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, severe gales from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
80
SE
60
SSE
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SE
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
15
N
20
WNW
5
WSW
25
ESE
65
ESE
55
SSE
70
SSE
65
SSE
50
SSW
4
15
1
3
4
1
10
10
17
8
max °C
-7
-8
-12
-12
-11
-15
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-8
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
min °C
-7
-10
-16
-15
-13
-16
-14
-13
-15
-12
-11
-13
-10
-5
-4
-4
-3
-6
-20
-19
-22
-19
-20
-22
-21
-13
-15
-19
-19
-17
-18
-16
-15
-15
-13
-16
400
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
900
950
1150
900
Cloud base (m)
1400
700
1550
700
750
700
700
800
5600
1600
1200
1200
1200
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:22
6:20
6:16
6:11
6:09
6:05
Sunset
8:05
8:07
8:10
8:14
8:16
8:20

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe 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 -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, severe gales from the SE by Mon afternoon).

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
4° C
-
96
Stormy winds from the ESE
(96 kph at 109).
115
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
-
52
Near gales from the ESE
(52 kph at 120).
63
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
16
Light winds from the ESE
(16 kph at 116).
39
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
178 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 115).
42

* 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.