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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, near gales from the ENE by Sun night).

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
55
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
45
WSW
70
W
70
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
5
SSW
15
E
20
ESE
35
ENE
50
NE
40
NNW
30
WNW
35
S
35
S
40
SW
4
4
1
3
8
8
4
1
9
3
max °C
-7
-8
-8
-20
-20
-15
-15
-14
-14
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-8
-8
-14
min °C
-9
-9
-18
-21
-21
-17
-16
-15
-15
-13
-12
-13
-12
-12
-14
-11
-12
-16
-21
-19
-31
-38
-39
-34
-29
-26
-23
-20
-22
-26
-25
-24
-25
-22
-22
-28
250
750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
750
0
Cloud base (m)
1300
1250
1200
1200
1250
750
750
800
1750
700
700
700
750
2050
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-13-21-21-16-16-15-15-13-12-13-12-12-13-10-10-15-6-6-12-18-17-14-14-12-12-11-11-12-10-10-12-8-7-13-11-6-12-11-9-8-6-7-6-6-7-5-5-7-2-1-7
Sunrise
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
Sunset
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:25
6:30
6:32

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, near gales from the ENE by Sun 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
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 289 degs) was rejected.
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
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
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
41
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours 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.