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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
35
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
50
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
SSW
25
SSW
75
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
60
SW
55
SW
60
SW
50
SW
40
SW
20
SSW
4
4
2
3
6
1
1
2
5
1
1
1
4
max °C
-4
-4
-3
-3
-1
0
-1
-3
-1
-1
2
4
4
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
-3
min °C
-5
-6
-3
-4
-3
-1
-6
-6
-2
-3
0
2
-1
-4
-3
-6
-5
-4
-5
-12
-11
-9
-13
-11
-7
-11
-10
-6
-11
-10
-6
-10
-14
-13
-17
-15
-13
-12
0
0
50
0
50
400
250
0
300
0
550
850
1050
0
50
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1200
1150
1200
1200
1250
750
800
1650
750
750
750
750
750
800
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-12-12-11-10-11-12-10-7-3-2-5-9-12-15-13-13-14-10-11-9-10-8-7-9-10-7-8-5-2-5-9-10-12-11-10-11-5-5-3-4-2-1-4-5-2-2132-4-3-6-5-4-4
Sunrise
7:24
7:20
7:18
7:13
7:11
7:07
Sunset
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 5mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 500 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
3° C
-
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 328).
72
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
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 1).
2.5 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 269).
4
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 62).
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.