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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
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
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
65
SSW
50
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
50
SSE
25
S
15
SSE
30
SE
25
S
15
SW
15
SSW
20
ENE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
4
4
4
1
4
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
max °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
-4
-3
-1
1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-4
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-7
-6
-2
-4
-2
-4
-4
-3
-3
-8
-8
-8
-9
-14
-13
-13
-11
-13
-14
-12
-9
-7
-7
-7
-8
-10
-10
-16
-18
-17
-19
0
50
0
0
300
0
0
250
400
200
250
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1250
700
750
1450
750
750
750
1950
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-15-14-13-16-14-11-11-11-10-11-11-11-13-13-13-14-10-11-11-10-10-12-11-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-12-13-12-13-3-4-4-3-3-6-5-2-2-2-3-4-3-3-6-8-8-9
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 Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu 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
4° C
-
74
Gales from the SW
(74 kph at 219).
94
lightning 73km SW of Hofn
97 km SSE
0m alt.
50 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
lightning 46km NE of Selfoss
140 km SW
118m alt.
51 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 230).
78
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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.