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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Fri 27 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
 km/h
35
WSW
55
WSW
40
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
25
NNE
20
NW
30
WNW
15
W
15
S
35
S
60
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
2
2
5
3
2
2
3
2
4
1.4
19
max °C
-12
-9
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-7
-8
-9
-2
2
4
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-12
-10
-8
-7
-6
-7
-5
-5
-7
-8
-9
-11
-6
1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-23
-22
-17
-14
-10
-10
-11
-11
-14
-16
-18
-18
-11
-6
-10
-11
-13
-10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
650
1000
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
750
750
4600
4150
1750
700
700
700
700
750
5900
1800
700
700
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-19-16-15-14-14-12-12-13-14-15-15-12-6-9-14-14-14-19-16-14-12-12-11-11-10-11-13-14-15-10-5-5-10-10-10-12-10-7-6-6-6-5-5-6-8-9-10-421-3-4-3
Sunrise
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:07
Sunset
6:20
6:22
6:25
6:30
6:32
6:36

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Mon morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, near gales from the SSW 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
-3° C
-
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 312).
70
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
-
20
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 220 degs)
(20 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
0.0 km
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
Sauoarkrokur
156 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 262).
74
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 242).
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.