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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
65
SSE
30
SSE
5
W
30
NNE
70
N
20
WNW
25
SW
85
SSE
50
W
70
W
45
WNW
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
50
WSW
60
W
4
6
2
4
9
18
6
7
7
6
2
3
2
1
5
max °C
-11
-12
-12
-13
-14
-16
-14
-9
-13
-13
-12
-14
-14
-12
-14
-16
-17
min °C
-12
-12
-12
-13
-17
-18
-15
-12
-13
-14
-14
-15
-15
-13
-15
-17
-19
-23
-23
-12
-24
-33
-28
-25
-24
-26
-28
-28
-29
-29
-26
-28
-32
-37
250
0
0
50
0
0
0
100
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1250
1300
1200
1200
750
800
1750
1200
1200
750
750
800
750
750
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-12-13-16-17-15-11-13-14-13-15-15-13-15-17-18-8-9-9-10-13-15-12-8-9-10-10-11-11-10-11-13-14-2-3-3-3-6-9-6-2-2-3-4-5-4-4-5-6-8
Sunrise
6:45
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:31
Sunset
7:44
7:46
7:50
7:52
7:55
7:59

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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 -9°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, severe gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW 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.
55 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 281).
6
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
2.2 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 89).
35
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
26
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 260 to 050 degs)
(26 kph at 350).
1.3 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 55).
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.