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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
S
45
E
55
NE
35
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SSE
40
SE
65
SE
45
S
65
SW
60
SSW
15
SW
15
NNW
15
ESE
45
SSE
2
10
3
2
1
5
2
6
3
4
4
9
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-8
-8
-10
-13
-12
-7
-6
-2
-1
-3
-2
-1
-7
-3
1
min °C
-5
-5
-7
-8
-8
-13
-14
-12
-11
-8
-4
-4
-4
-3
-7
-8
-5
-4
-11
-15
-17
-18
-17
-21
-20
-17
-15
-18
-15
-14
-15
-13
-14
-14
-11
-12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
100
150
0
0
600
Cloud base (m)
700
1200
1200
1200
700
750
800
800
6050
1650
1300
1300
1250
1200
1250
750
1350
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-12-14-16-17-20-22-21-17-12-11-13-14-13-13-15-13-9-11-10-12-14-15-18-20-18-15-13-9-9-11-9-11-14-10-7-5-5-6-8-8-12-14-12-9-7-3-3-4-3-4-8-4-2
Sunrise
7:00
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
6:41
Sunset
7:34
7:37
7:40
7:44
7:46
7:50

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 92).
19
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
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m 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
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 78).
31
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
59 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 21).
21

* 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.