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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
25
SW
15
WSW
15
ENE
30
E
55
ENE
55
ENE
50
ESE
35
ESE
30
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
55
ESE
50
SE
45
ESE
40
E
1
5
14
3
2
3
5
1
1
2
2
4
max °C
-15
-15
-13
-12
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-8
min °C
-15
-15
-16
-12
-12
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-26
-22
-16
-22
-25
-21
-21
-18
-18
-14
-14
-18
-18
-17
-19
-16
-17
-18
0
0
0
0
0
350
650
900
500
600
950
700
700
1000
600
900
950
650
Cloud base (m)
750
750
6950
1350
700
700
1200
1450
700
700
700
800
800
800
750
750
750
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-15-12-11-9-9-8-9-8-8-9-8-7-7-6-7-8-12-11-13-11-9-7-5-5-7-5-5-5-5-4-5-4-4-6-5-4-8-5-3-222-1230232331
Sunrise
5:54
5:50
5:47
5:43
5:39
5:35
Sunset
8:30
8:32
8:36
8:38
8:42
8:45

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, gales from the ESE by Tue 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
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 310).
30
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
17
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 270 degs)
(17 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 59).
22
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 290 degs)
(13 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 229).
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.