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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, severe gales from the S by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, gales from the S by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
SSE
45
WSW
35
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
40
S
45
SSE
70
S
55
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
10
SSE
25
SSW
45
S
40
SW
1
6
1
8
1
10
9
4
10
1
1
1
1
10
19
7
max °C
4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
1
2
-2
-1
-5
-3
-2
-2
-2
-6
-3
0
2
min °C
0
-5
-5
-8
-5
-4
-4
-1
-2
-3
-6
-4
-5
-4
-4
-6
-4
-1
-3
-7
-14
-12
-14
-11
-10
-12
-9
-12
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-11
-9
-12
1200
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
200
150
0
50
0
0
200
0
0
350
750
Cloud base (m)
700
700
750
1350
1500
1650
700
1300
1200
1250
700
750
750
800
750
750
1300
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-16-15-17-15-14-12-9-13-13-14-13-13-14-14-15-14-10-10-5-12-12-13-12-11-9-6-9-9-12-10-10-10-10-12-10-7-72-5-5-7-5-4-21-2-2-6-4-4-3-3-6-4-1-1
Sunrise
8:07
8:04
8:00
7:56
7:54
7:50
Sunset
6:36
6:38
6:42
6:45
6:47
6:52

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 26mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, severe gales from the S by Fri morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, gales from the S by Mon 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
-
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 326).
57
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
-
9
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 170 to 270 degs)
(9 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
Sauoarkrokur
156 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 323).
4
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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.