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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
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
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
60
SSW
65
SSW
50
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
50
SSE
35
SSW
15
SSE
35
SE
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
10
E
25
NNE
20
N
10
SSE
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
17
3
5
8
1
5
2
6
2
1
4
3
1
max °C
2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
-4
-3
0
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-3
min °C
-3
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-6
-6
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-3
-2
-4
-13
-14
-12
-12
-10
-13
-13
-12
-10
-8
-9
-7
-10
-11
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
50
0
50
0
0
350
0
0
250
400
500
400
250
0
200
0
0
400
100
Cloud base (m)
1200
1300
750
800
750
1600
750
750
1850
1200
1250
1300
1250
1200
1200
1200
1200
1300
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-14-14-14-14-13-15-14-11-10-11-10-11-10-11-11-12-12-12-8-10-10-10-10-10-12-11-8-7-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-10-1-3-3-4-3-3-5-5-10-1-2-3-4-3-4-2-2-4
Sunrise
7:56
7:54
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:39
Sunset
6:45
6:47
6:52
6:54
6:58
7:00

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Tue 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
1° C
-
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 213).
83
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
107
Extremely windy from the SSE
(107 kph at 162).
128
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 50).
23
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
ASCATC341E63N
178 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 197).
- km

* 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.