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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
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
cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
 km/h
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
5
ESE
0
SE
10
SSW
5
NE
0
NE
10
WNW
15
NE
30
NW
30
NW
5
SW
10
SE
35
E
15
SSW
35
NNW
70
N
50
N
4
1
1
2
2
6
6
10
6
max °C
3
0
-1
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-5
-6
-7
-6
-8
-3
-2
-3
-1
-1
-3
min °C
0
0
-2
-5
-4
-6
-8
-6
-6
-10
-8
-8
-10
-6
-3
-6
-2
-2
-6
-7
-7
-8
-5
-4
-6
-8
-6
-10
-18
-17
-15
-15
-11
-8
-6
-10
-12
-16
500
450
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
250
400
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1250
1200
1200
1250
1300
1200
1200
1250
1200
1200
1250
5050
1700
1200
1200
1200
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-11-10-12-13-14-14-13-13-13-15-14-15-13-11-13-12-12-14-6-7-8-10-10-11-12-11-11-13-13-13-14-11-8-10-8-8-1120-2-4-4-5-7-5-6-8-8-7-9-5-3-5-2-2-5
Sunrise
7:47
7:43
7:39
7:35
7:31
7:28
Sunset
6:54
6:58
7:00
7:04
7:07
7:09

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

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.
36 minutes ago
3° C
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 301).
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
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 202).
28
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
58 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 183).
13

* 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.