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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, severe gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
60
SW
45
SSW
60
SSE
40
S
30
S
55
SW
75
WSW
85
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
15
SW
30
SE
60
ESE
60
SE
40
SSE
30
S
60
WSW
2
1
4
4
2
4
2
1
10
2
5
max °C
-14
-11
-8
-8
-9
-21
-20
-17
-15
-14
-12
-9
-10
-7
-8
-8
-7
min °C
-15
-14
-10
-8
-19
-22
-21
-19
-16
-14
-14
-10
-10
-9
-10
-9
-10
-29
-27
-23
-18
-34
-40
-39
-38
-32
-28
-24
-19
-23
-20
-20
-19
-22
0
0
100
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
800
350
800
150
Cloud base (m)
750
1600
1500
1450
1250
1200
1250
700
750
750
800
750
700
650
1300
1250
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-9-8-14-22-21-18-16-14-13-10-10-8-9-9-9-13-10-7-5-12-18-17-15-13-11-11-9-9-6-6-5-6-7-5-21-6-12-10-9-6-5-7-3-4102-1
Sunrise
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
Sunset
6:14
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:25
6:30

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, severe gales from the ESE 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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 216 degs) was rejected.
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
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
0.0 km
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
80
Severe gales from the S
(80 kph at 176).
98
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 209).
0

* 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.