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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
70
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
85
S
25
WSW
30
SSW
60
SSE
35
S
45
W
15
WSW
20
E
30
ENE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
WSW
15
NW
8
9
2
17
4
3
11
2
3
3
2
1
max °C
-14
-15
-13
-12
-14
-12
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-12
-13
-14
-15
-15
-14
min °C
-15
-15
-14
-13
-17
-15
-10
-12
-10
-9
-12
-12
-13
-16
-16
-16
-15
-30
-29
-27
-25
-27
-26
-23
-20
-22
-15
-22
-22
-21
-22
-20
-23
-22
100
0
0
300
0
0
450
450
400
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
750
1400
750
700
1600
1700
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-14-13-16-14-9-11-10-9-11-12-13-15-16-16-15-11-11-10-9-12-11-7-8-7-7-10-11-11-14-13-13-14-4-5-4-2-6-50-2-1-2-4-6-6-9-8-8-9
Sunrise
7:54
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:39
Sunset
6:45
6:47
6:52
6:54
6:58
7:00

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Thu 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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 328 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 221).
44
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 231).
10
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 160).
26
SHIP1925
181 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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.