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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
S
60
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
25
NW
40
WNW
55
WSW
45
SW
85
S
50
WSW
85
SW
70
SW
55
SSW
5
2
2
1
1
2
8
56
8
8
7
max °C
-8
-21
-19
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-13
-15
-15
-12
-8
-5
-6
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-19
-21
-20
-17
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-15
-16
-15
-15
-9
-7
-16
-15
-15
-14
-33
-38
-38
-34
-28
-26
-19
-21
-20
-25
-26
-28
-28
-20
-20
-32
-32
-30
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
850
400
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1250
1200
1200
700
750
750
2150
700
750
750
1600
1400
750
650
700
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-21-20-16-15-15-15-14-13-14-16-15-14-9-6-11-15-15-14-12-19-17-14-13-12-12-13-12-13-15-14-11-6-4-8-11-10-11-6-12-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-10-9-613-1-4-4-4
Sunrise
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:07
Sunset
6:20
6:22
6:25
6:30
6:32
6:36

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

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

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
-
91
Stormy winds from the WNW
(91 kph at 300).
124
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs)
(35 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour 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
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 165).
13
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
-9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 107).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.

* 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.