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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sat
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
SW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
N
15
WNW
25
SW
40
S
55
S
50
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
15
S
5
E
0
NW
15
S
1
4
2
1
1
9
17
max °C
-7
-9
-7
-6
-8
-12
-11
-1
2
3
5
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-8
-10
-10
-7
-13
-14
-12
-10
0
2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-7
-7
-12
-14
-14
-10
-19
-21
-18
-16
-7
-6
-11
-12
-12
-12
-6
-10
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
900
1050
50
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
1650
800
750
700
750
750
800
1350
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-14-13-15-17-17-13-9-6-9-15-15-15-14-15-15-14-15-13-12-15-17-17-11-6-4-6-11-11-11-11-12-12-8-10-9-7-11-13-12-6131-4-4-5-4-6-6
Sunrise
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:07
8:04
Sunset
6:22
6:25
6:30
6:32
6:36
6:38

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Tue morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm 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
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 341).
20
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
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 200 degs)
(20 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 73).
24
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
38 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 20).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
55 minutes ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).
3

* 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.