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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
35
NE
25
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
SSW
30
SW
80
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
60
SW
65
SW
65
SW
55
SW
55
SW
25
SSW
10
E
25
NE
30
NNE
4
1
2
5
4
5
9
6
4
3
1
11
6
3
max °C
-1
-4
-6
-2
-1
0
2
4
2
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-3
-5
-8
-6
-2
-4
1
4
-5
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-7
-5
-5
-6
-11
-11
-12
-6
-7
-12
-8
-3
-16
-17
-18
-19
-17
-15
-11
-9
-13
-12
300
0
0
0
350
0
600
1050
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1250
750
800
750
750
700
750
700
700
750
750
750
1700
700
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-14-12-10-7-3-5-12-17-17-18-17-16-16-14-12-12-9-10-12-9-8-8-4-3-8-13-13-14-13-12-13-11-10-11-2-5-7-4-2-224-2-6-6-7-6-5-6-5-5-5
Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
Sunset
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:30

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 33).
4
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATB344E64N
142 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
159 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 40).
- km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 61 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
5.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 75).
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.