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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 31 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
45
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
25
SSE
65
SE
45
SSE
0
N
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
5
WSW
10
NW
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
SW
10
SSE
25
E
60
E
6
1
2
4
7
2
8
2
5
3
4
max °C
-6
-5
-3
-1
0
-1
-7
-6
-5
-7
-4
-5
-4
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
2
min °C
-7
-7
-3
-4
0
-4
-8
-7
-8
-10
-6
-5
-6
-4
-2
-5
-5
-2
0
-17
-16
-10
-11
-9
-12
-14
-14
-12
-15
-6
-9
-8
-11
-6
-11
-9
-8
-8
0
0
0
0
450
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
250
650
Cloud base (m)
750
800
900
1400
1400
700
700
1250
1300
3800
1550
700
1200
700
750
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-16-13-13-11-13-17-17-17-17-16-15-14-14-13-14-13-10-7-13-13-10-9-7-10-14-14-13-14-12-11-12-10-9-10-10-8-5-7-6-3-30-3-8-7-7-9-5-5-5-3-2-4-4-21
Sunrise
6:26
6:22
6:20
6:16
6:11
6:09
Sunset
8:01
8:05
8:07
8:10
8:14
8:16

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the E 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
1° C
-
76
Severe gales from the WNW
(76 kph at 282).
87
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
1 hour ago
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 279).
57
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 256).
13
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-

* 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.