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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
NNW
15
SW
55
SW
105
SW
100
SW
90
SW
100
SW
110
SW
100
WSW
90
WSW
55
SW
50
ESE
70
NE
60
NNE
35
NNE
10
NE
0
E
10
SSE
2
4
11
17
9
8
17
5
2
11
11
4
5
max °C
-11
-10
-4
-3
-5
-13
-18
-18
-19
-16
-14
-11
-13
-16
-16
-17
-17
-13
min °C
-13
-10
-10
-3
-9
-17
-18
-19
-19
-18
-15
-13
-14
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-21
-15
-24
-35
-37
-38
-38
-36
-29
-23
-29
-31
-27
-24
-17
-22
0
300
0
600
1100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
800
800
750
700
700
700
700
700
750
700
1400
1200
1200
700
750
750
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-10-7-3-7-15-18-19-19-17-15-12-14-16-17-17-17-15-10-7-7-4-4-11-14-14-15-13-11-10-13-14-15-15-15-13-4-1-223-5-7-7-8-6-4-4-7-8-9-9-9-9
Sunrise
7:18
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
Sunset
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:30
7:34

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon 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
4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 14).
6
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. (33 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m 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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 250 to 320 degs)
(22 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry

* 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.