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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
 km/h
105
SW
110
WSW
95
WSW
60
SW
35
E
45
NNW
35
WNW
35
W
15
SSW
55
SSE
55
E
60
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
25
N
20
NNW
9
18
6
3
18
20
5
1
4
10
4
1
3
max °C
-18
-18
-16
-13
-12
-16
-17
-19
-14
-11
-12
-15
-16
-18
-20
-19
-15
min °C
-19
-20
-17
-14
-14
-17
-18
-19
-17
-12
-15
-16
-17
-19
-20
-19
-17
-38
-40
-35
-28
-27
-30
-30
-32
-25
-25
-29
-29
-28
-31
-33
-30
-28
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
700
700
1250
1250
700
750
4400
1200
1200
1200
700
750
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
6:52
Sunset
7:24
7:28
7:30
7:34
7:37
7:40

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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 Sat night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed 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
-1° C
-
70
Gales from the W
(70 kph at 281).
98
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 290 degs)
(19 kph at 240).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
69
Gales from the WSW
(69 kph at 248).
80
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 264).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 219).
45

* 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.