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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, severe gales from the NE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
50
NW
35
W
45
W
20
W
35
ESE
75
ENE
70
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNW
20
WSW
15
S
55
S
65
S
80
SW
80
SW
75
SW
50
SW
13
3
3
2
13
5
2
2
1
4
6
9
6
3
3
max °C
-18
-19
-19
-15
-12
-14
-15
-17
-18
-18
-16
-12
-6
-8
-13
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-18
-20
-20
-18
-14
-16
-16
-18
-19
-20
-17
-17
-8
-12
-14
-14
-14
-15
-33
-33
-34
-28
-25
-32
-32
-31
-32
-32
-28
-26
-20
-26
-30
-30
-29
-29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
650
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
1250
700
750
750
2000
1150
1200
700
750
850
700
1300
1200
1200
1200
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-20-20-17-13-15-16-18-19-19-17-15-7-10-14-14-14-15-15-16-17-14-12-14-14-16-18-18-14-13-7-7-10-10-10-12-8-9-10-8-7-9-9-10-12-12-8-8-10-4-3-3-6
Sunrise
7:03
7:00
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
Sunset
7:30
7:34
7:37
7:40
7:44
7:46

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, severe gales from the NE by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, stormy winds from the SW by Thu 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.
43 minutes ago
0° C
-
113
Extremely windy from the WNW
(113 kph at 288).
152
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
2.9 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 277).
54
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 0).
1.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 285).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 276).
16
SHIP11130
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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.