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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 17 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 -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
ENE
30
NE
25
N
5
NW
20
WSW
55
SW
105
SW
95
SW
90
SW
90
SW
90
SW
95
SW
80
SW
60
SW
50
SW
65
WSW
55
SW
50
WSW
5
3
1
4
5
12
6
6
12
4
5
6
3
2
3
max °C
-11
-12
-13
-11
-10
-4
-3
-3
-6
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-16
-18
-18
-19
min °C
-11
-12
-13
-13
-10
-10
-3
-5
-16
-17
-17
-18
-17
-16
-18
-18
-18
-20
-23
-22
-22
-17
-18
-21
-15
-17
-33
-35
-35
-36
-34
-30
-32
-34
-33
-34
300
100
0
0
300
0
600
1050
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1250
750
800
800
750
750
700
750
700
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-13-12-10-7-3-4-11-17-17-18-17-16-17-18-18-20-8-9-12-10-7-7-4-2-8-12-13-14-13-12-14-14-15-16-2-3-7-5-2-224-1-5-6-7-6-5-8-8-8-9
Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
Sunset
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:30

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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 -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W 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
2° C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 316).
13
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
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
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 68).
70
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 10).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
33 minutes ago
Dry
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.