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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 01 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the S by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
ESE
25
NNE
40
NW
45
NW
25
SW
55
S
65
SSW
60
SW
50
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
25
ESE
50
ESE
15
NE
10
N
5
SSE
20
NNE
2
1
4
26
3
2
1
5
18
1
5
max °C
-13
-14
-15
-12
-10
-6
-5
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-17
-14
-12
-12
-14
-15
-16
min °C
-14
-15
-16
-16
-11
-7
-15
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-17
-15
-13
-13
-14
-15
-19
-14
-26
-30
-30
-20
-18
-29
-31
-29
-26
-23
-24
-23
-25
-26
-20
-21
-19
-30
0
0
0
0
0
700
750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
750
4500
1750
700
750
750
1300
750
3450
5300
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-16-14-11-7-10-16-15-16-16-16-17-15-13-13-14-15-18-14-14-15-13-8-4-7-12-11-13-13-13-15-12-11-10-12-13-16-9-9-9-9-320-5-5-7-7-7-10-6-5-4-7-7-10
Sunrise
8:15
8:11
8:07
8:04
8:00
7:56
Sunset
6:30
6:32
6:36
6:38
6:42
6:45

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the S by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

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
2° C
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 349).
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. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m 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.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 329).
43
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 352).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 331).
37

* 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.