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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 30 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
35
WSW
10
SE
40
W
50
W
55
WSW
45
W
20
WSW
20
SSE
65
SE
55
SSE
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SE
1
3
2
3
7
1
2
5
1
1.7
max °C
-3
3
-2
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
0
0
-4
-5
-5
-10
-6
-5
-9
min °C
-3
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-5
-5
-1
-3
-9
-8
-6
-10
-8
-7
-11
-11
-9
-14
-16
-17
-17
-11
-10
-10
-7
-14
-13
-6
-13
-14
-13
-16
100
100
150
0
0
0
0
0
350
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
800
700
750
750
800
850
1350
700
700
700
1650
5300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:31
6:26
6:22
6:20
6:16
Sunset
7:55
7:59
8:01
8:05
8:07
8:10

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 231).
0
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
11
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 210 degs)
(11 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 77).
33
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 59).
0
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 56).
21
SHIP3967
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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.