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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
35
NNW
45
W
70
W
55
SW
45
S
65
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
70
W
45
WSW
30
SW
5
SE
30
E
55
E
35
NNE
3
2
2
4
1
2
3
1
5
6
max °C
-7
-13
-16
-14
-11
-8
-8
-9
-21
-19
-15
-15
-14
-11
-11
-11
-10
min °C
-10
-17
-17
-15
-13
-8
-9
-20
-22
-21
-18
-15
-14
-13
-11
-11
-12
-20
-32
-33
-29
-26
-20
-18
-36
-40
-39
-36
-28
-25
-18
-21
-23
-23
800
0
0
0
0
350
800
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1250
750
1300
2150
1500
1350
1250
1200
1200
750
750
750
5600
700
650
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:33
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:18
Sunset
6:09
6:14
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:25

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sat 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
6° C
-
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 320).
76
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
-
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
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
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
33
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
30
Fresh winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 230 to 330 degs)
(30 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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.