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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Tue morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, near gales from the SE by Tue morning).

Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
SSW
35
S
35
ESE
15
SE
20
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
WSW
30
SW
10
SE
25
E
30
E
45
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
50
SW
1
3
2
4
2
4
1
3
max °C
-5
-4
0
1
0
-11
-10
-7
-5
-5
-5
-2
-3
2
1
2
1
min °C
-8
-5
-3
1
-12
-12
-10
-10
-7
-5
-8
-3
-4
-1
-1
1
-2
-17
-13
-11
-3
-24
-23
-21
-22
-17
-13
-13
-10
-12
-10
-6
-4
-10
0
0
100
700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
800
350
800
150
Cloud base (m)
750
1600
1500
1450
1250
1200
1250
700
750
750
800
750
700
650
1300
1250
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-9-8-14-22-21-18-16-14-13-10-10-8-9-9-9-13-10-7-5-12-18-17-15-13-11-11-9-9-6-6-5-6-7-5-21-6-12-10-9-6-5-7-3-4102-1
Sunrise
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
Sunset
6:14
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:25
6:30

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Tue morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, near gales from the SE by Tue morning).

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.
45 minutes ago
-1° C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 316).
19
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Hofn
118 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
158 km SW
59m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 105).
46
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 294).
0
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 153).
35
SHIP5155
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1582
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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.