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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
 km/h
25
NE
10
NNE
15
WSW
10
NE
25
E
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
20
SE
10
SE
20
S
50
S
60
SSW
75
SSW
85
SW
70
WSW
85
WSW
50
S
2
1
2
4
2
2
10
4
2
9
max °C
-15
-15
-14
-13
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-13
-16
-17
-16
-12
-8
min °C
-15
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-11
-10
-12
-13
-17
-19
-18
-13
-10
-25
-20
-19
-20
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-16
-19
-23
-27
-34
-36
-34
-28
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
250
550
0
0
0
0
0
650
Cloud base (m)
750
750
8450
750
1300
700
700
700
700
1350
1450
1400
1250
1200
700
700
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-15-14-13-12-12-11-10-11-10-11-13-17-18-17-13-9-13-14-13-13-11-11-10-9-9-9-8-7-10-13-14-13-10-6-8-8-8-8-6-6-5-3-3-4-3-1-3-6-7-6-31
Sunrise
8:49
8:47
8:42
8:40
8:36
8:33
Sunset
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:07
6:09
6:14

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed night, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed 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
1° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 1).
37
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
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
Sauoarkrokur
156 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 78).
24
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km

* 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.