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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 04 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, severe gales from the S by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, severe gales from the SSE by Mon night).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
35
S
55
S
75
S
70
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSW
30
S
60
S
45
S
2
1
1
5
3
7
16
3
5
4
10
1
3
7
11
12
6
max °C
-4
-5
-4
-4
-1
3
3
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
-1
-3
-1
1
3
min °C
-5
-7
-6
-5
-6
1
1
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-1
-4
-3
0
-2
-13
-13
-13
-12
-14
-7
-7
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-7
-11
-11
-9
-10
0
0
0
0
0
700
1000
200
0
0
0
0
350
0
0
500
900
Cloud base (m)
750
750
1450
700
750
1250
1200
1200
1250
750
800
1400
1450
750
1300
1300
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-17-15-15-13-8-8-13-14-14-14-14-12-14-13-10-9-11-13-12-11-10-5-4-9-10-11-10-11-8-10-9-7-7-5-6-5-5-422-3-3-4-4-4-1-4-211
Sunrise
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 23mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, severe gales from the S by Fri afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, severe gales from the SSE by Mon night).

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
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 111).
17
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 180 degs)
(20 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 210 degs)
(7 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 134).
22
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 17).
0

* 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.