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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 30 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, stormy winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
50
WSW
35
SSW
65
W
65
W
75
WSW
70
WNW
35
W
35
S
85
SSE
75
SSE
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
10
SSE
1
8
4
4
10
1
1
6
15
1
max °C
-10
-6
-12
-17
-17
-15
-13
-12
-10
-11
-15
-16
-16
-18
-16
-16
-17
min °C
-11
-10
-14
-17
-18
-17
-14
-13
-11
-13
-18
-17
-16
-18
-17
-17
-18
-23
-19
-28
-33
-34
-33
-25
-21
-26
-24
-28
-26
-22
-18
-28
-27
-25
100
100
150
0
0
0
0
0
350
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
800
700
750
750
800
850
1350
700
700
700
1650
5300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:31
6:26
6:22
6:20
6:16
Sunset
7:55
7:59
8:01
8:05
8:07
8:10

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, stormy winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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.
44 minutes ago
4° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 328).
61
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
clear
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 181).
19
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 330 degs)
(6 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 313).
13

* 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.