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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
 km/h
80
ESE
60
ENE
20
NE
5
SW
10
WNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
WSW
45
SSE
100
SSE
45
SW
40
SW
20
W
55
N
35
NW
25
NW
50
S
2
10
1
1
1
5
3
17
6
4
10
8
max °C
-12
-12
-16
-16
-18
-21
-21
-16
-10
-11
-11
-11
-12
-14
-18
-17
-8
min °C
-12
-16
-16
-17
-19
-21
-21
-20
-14
-12
-13
-11
-13
-18
-19
-18
-14
-27
-28
-26
-22
-29
-33
-34
-29
-27
-25
-26
-22
-23
-32
-32
-29
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
300
250
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1150
1200
1200
700
750
800
800
1700
1900
1350
1200
1200
1200
1250
800
800
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-14-16-17-19-21-21-18-12-12-12-11-13-16-19-18-11-10-12-14-14-17-19-19-16-13-9-8-8-9-13-17-16-9-5-7-8-8-11-12-13-11-8-3-2-1-3-7-11-10-4
Sunrise
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
6:41
Sunset
7:34
7:37
7:40
7:44
7:46
7:50

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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
0° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 8).
13
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
1.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 68).
72
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 50).
0.5 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
37 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 56).
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.