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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 01 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
NNW
25
NW
15
WSW
35
SSW
40
S
50
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
35
E
45
SE
70
WSW
1
3
3
1
1
3
6
12
5
15
max °C
-7
-7
-9
-10
-9
-3
1
4
5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
0
0
-2
min °C
-9
-9
-10
-11
-10
-12
-1
2
-3
-4
-4
-8
-8
-7
-7
-4
0
-5
-14
-14
-17
-18
-18
-18
-8
-5
-10
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-8
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
850
1150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
200
Cloud base (m)
750
750
700
750
750
800
700
750
750
1350
1300
4200
1350
1200
1150
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-15-16-17-14-10-6-10-15-15-16-16-16-15-12-10-14-13-13-14-16-16-13-6-3-6-11-11-13-13-13-12-8-6-10-8-8-10-11-10-8031-4-4-7-7-6-6-20-4
Sunrise
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:07
8:04
8:00
Sunset
6:25
6:30
6:32
6:36
6:38
6:42

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri 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.
47 minutes ago
3° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 323).
39
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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
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
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 97).
9
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
1.6 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 49).
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.