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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, near gales from the NE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
55
SW
40
SSW
25
NE
35
NNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
10
SE
30
E
50
ENE
60
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
5
NE
10
SSE
25
SE
65
SE
45
SSW
4
1
10
14
3
1
2
7
4
1
2
1
2
5
max °C
-5
-3
-3
-5
-6
-9
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-11
-10
-6
-5
-3
-1
min °C
-7
-3
-6
-7
-7
-11
-10
-7
-9
-8
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-6
-4
-3
-18
-11
-14
-14
-15
-16
-15
-15
-21
-19
-19
-21
-20
-15
-16
-14
-14
-13
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
Cloud base (m)
700
700
1250
1250
700
750
4850
1900
1150
1200
700
750
800
800
5900
2100
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
6:52
6:48
Sunset
7:28
7:30
7:34
7:37
7:40
7:44

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, near gales from the NE by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

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
2° C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
69
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
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours 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 SSW
(24 kph at 211).
26
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 271).
0
180 km SW
101m alt.
43 minutes ago
1° C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
31
SHIP1014
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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.