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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 01 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
E
30
N
25
NW
10
WNW
15
SSW
35
SSE
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
20
ESE
35
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
2
8
2
2
1
4
11
1
4
3
10
max °C
-8
-8
-9
-6
-2
3
4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-9
-5
-4
-3
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-10
-9
-9
-11
-4
1
-4
-5
-5
-8
-8
-8
-10
-7
-6
-5
-7
-7
-13
-16
-17
-18
-17
-10
-6
-13
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-15
-14
-15
-11
-14
-14
-18
0
0
0
0
0
700
750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
750
4500
1750
700
750
750
1300
750
3450
5300
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-16-14-11-7-10-16-15-16-16-16-17-15-13-13-14-15-18-14-14-15-13-8-4-7-12-11-13-13-13-15-12-11-10-12-13-16-9-9-9-9-320-5-5-7-7-7-10-6-5-4-7-7-10
Sunrise
8:15
8:11
8:07
8:04
8:00
7:56
Sunset
6:30
6:32
6:36
6:38
6:42
6:45

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
53 minutes ago
2° C
-
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 339).
30
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 317).
56
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 352).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 331).
37

* 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.