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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the N by Thu night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
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
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
95
SSW
70
SW
55
SSW
45
SSW
80
SSE
40
SSW
30
SSW
50
SSE
40
S
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
E
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
40
NE
30
NE
45
NNE
9
7
7
3
9
2
1
10
5
4
2
3
3
2
3
max °C
-13
-14
-14
-13
-12
-15
-13
-10
-9
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-13
-13
-13
min °C
-14
-15
-15
-14
-14
-16
-15
-11
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
-11
-14
-13
-13
-14
-30
-30
-30
-27
-29
-27
-26
-23
-20
-20
-18
-17
-22
-21
-25
-25
-24
-27
0
50
0
0
300
0
0
250
400
200
250
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1250
700
750
1450
750
750
750
1950
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-15-14-13-16-14-11-11-11-10-11-11-11-13-13-13-14-10-11-11-10-10-12-11-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-12-13-12-13-3-4-4-3-3-6-5-2-2-2-3-4-3-3-6-8-8-9
Sunrise
7:56
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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the N 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.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 207).
70
lightning 73km SW of Hofn
97 km SSE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
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
-
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
lightning 46km NE of Selfoss
140 km SW
118m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 119).
15
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.