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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
10
N
10
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
15
ESE
45
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
40
E
15
SE
35
SSE
75
SE
3
2
1
2
max °C
-18
-17
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-13
-11
-9
-8
-8
-7
-5
-3
min °C
-19
-19
-16
-15
-15
-14
-15
-16
-15
-13
-12
-10
-8
-9
-9
-6
-5
-26
-26
-26
-25
-26
-26
-26
-21
-19
-21
-24
-22
-20
-16
-16
-15
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
200
100
900
1050
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
750
700
700
700
1250
1300
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-18-16-15-15-14-15-16-15-13-12-10-8-9-8-6-4-17-17-13-12-12-12-12-13-12-10-10-9-7-8-6-4-3-13-12-8-6-6-6-6-8-7-5-4-4-2-2034
Sunrise
8:53
8:49
8:47
8:42
8:40
Sunset
5:51
5:53
5:58
6:00
6:04
6:07

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

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
-6° C
-
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 324).
70
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
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
4 hours ago
clear
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
0.0 km
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.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 115).
20
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 340 degs)
(20 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 44).
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.