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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 06 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 -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
90
SE
80
SSE
95
S
80
S
75
SSW
65
S
55
S
55
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
40
SW
5
SW
30
ENE
60
NE
60
NNE
25
NNW
10
WSW
1
31
25
15
8
15
4
11
5
11
4
14
9
1
max °C
-5
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-11
min °C
-8
-7
-8
-7
-8
-7
-9
-10
-10
-11
-16
-15
-12
-12
-12
-10
-12
-22
-21
-22
-20
-21
-19
-21
-22
-22
-23
-26
-19
-22
-26
-25
-19
-18
200
1000
900
900
500
850
900
600
500
550
0
0
0
0
100
350
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
700
700
700
750
1300
1250
1300
1250
700
750
5250
700
1200
1200
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-8-7-7-7-9-10-10-11-15-14-12-12-12-10-12-7-4-4-4-5-4-5-6-7-7-11-11-10-10-9-7-9-123313211-1-5-5-4-5-3-1-3
Sunrise
6:05
6:01
5:58
5:54
5:50
Sunset
8:16
8:20
8:22
8:27
8:30
8:32

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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 -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 2009 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
1° C
-
113
Extremely windy from the E
(113 kph at 86).
139
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
light snow
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
139
Extremely windy from the ESE
(139 kph at 102).
150
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 98).
76

* 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.