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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, gales from the S by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
SSE
30
SSE
45
WSW
30
SW
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
60
SSE
75
S
50
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
3
7
2
6
8
9
7
1
1
2
3
20
max °C
2
5
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
0
1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-7
-3
-3
-4
min °C
0
0
-5
-6
-7
-7
-5
-5
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-8
-7
-3
-6
-5
-7
-14
-12
-13
-13
-12
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-12
-13
-9
-13
450
1200
0
0
0
0
0
0
650
250
250
50
0
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
700
700
750
750
1350
1350
1250
1250
1200
1250
1250
700
750
4450
1550
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-16-16-16-16-15-12-11-12-13-13-14-16-15-14-15-5-5-12-12-13-12-11-9-8-9-9-10-11-13-11-10-1113-5-5-7-6-5-3-1-2-2-4-4-8-5-3-5
Sunrise
8:07
8:04
8:00
7:56
7:54
Sunset
6:32
6:36
6:38
6:42
6:45
6:47

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 20mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, gales from the S by Fri morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

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.
57 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 293).
19
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
57 minutes ago
-
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 119).
54
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 110).
16
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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.