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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod rain
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. rain
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
SW
40
WSW
55
WSW
40
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NW
10
W
30
SW
30
S
55
SSE
45
WSW
60
SW
50
SW
35
SSW
5
2
2
1
1
16
5
5
4
8
17
max °C
1
-11
-10
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-9
-8
-3
2
3
4
-3
-3
-3
min °C
-13
-13
-11
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-8
-10
-9
-8
-1
2
-5
-4
-4
-5
-25
-25
-24
-18
-16
-11
-11
-14
-13
-16
-16
-15
-14
-8
-6
-15
-14
-13
-11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
850
400
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1250
1200
1200
700
750
750
2150
700
750
750
1600
1400
750
650
700
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-21-20-16-15-15-15-14-13-14-16-15-14-9-6-11-15-15-14-12-19-17-14-13-12-12-13-12-13-15-14-11-6-4-8-11-10-11-6-12-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-10-9-613-1-4-4-4
Sunrise
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:07
Sunset
6:20
6:22
6:25
6:30
6:32
6:36

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the SSE by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 314 degs) was rejected.
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
-
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
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.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 258).
28
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
-9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 329).
0
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.