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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, severe gales from the S by Sat night).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
15
WSW
50
SSE
95
SSE
45
S
10
NE
40
NE
50
NNE
40
NW
30
WNW
50
S
55
W
70
W
60
W
2
1
3
3
9
1
3
5
9
5
6
9
max °C
-15
-16
-18
-21
-21
-17
-11
-12
-11
-12
-12
-15
-19
-17
-9
-13
-14
-14
min °C
-16
-17
-19
-21
-21
-20
-15
-12
-12
-13
-13
-20
-20
-18
-14
-13
-15
-14
-23
-21
-26
-32
-34
-29
-29
-28
-21
-19
-26
-34
-34
-30
-24
-26
-30
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
100
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
700
750
800
800
1550
1350
1200
1200
1200
750
750
1850
1200
1200
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-19-21-21-19-13-12-12-13-13-18-20-18-12-13-15-14-14-15-16-19-18-16-14-10-9-10-10-15-18-16-10-10-11-11-8-9-11-13-13-11-9-3-3-4-4-9-12-11-5-3-4-4
Sunrise
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
6:41
6:37
Sunset
7:37
7:40
7:44
7:46
7:50
7:52

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, severe gales from the S 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
0° C
-
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 345).
54
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 N
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
-
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 66).
35
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 10).
0.1 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
33 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 39).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour 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.