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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 05 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
70
S
50
S
35
SSW
45
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
55
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
15
SE
4
1
5
12
1
2
4
2
2
5
2
4
1
5
12
max °C
-4
1
3
3
-2
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
-5
-2
2
0
1
-1
min °C
-5
-5
-1
0
-3
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-7
-7
-3
-2
-1
0
-4
-12
-13
-8
-8
-12
-13
-13
-10
-10
-9
-14
-13
-9
-8
-8
-6
-9
0
0
400
1000
250
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
0
650
300
650
0
Cloud base (m)
750
1300
1250
1200
1250
1300
1300
800
750
800
750
1350
1350
1300
1300
1350
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-12-9-8-13-16-15-14-13-12-14-15-12-10-11-10-11-11-9-6-5-9-12-10-10-9-8-11-12-9-7-8-6-9-5-212-3-5-4-4-3-2-5-6-30-11-3
Sunrise
8:00
7:56
7:54
7:50
7:47
Sunset
6:38
6:42
6:45
6:47
6:52
6:54

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Moderate rain (total 17mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

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.
40 minutes ago
-1° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 52).
9
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
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 23).
2
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
29 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 137).
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.