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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, near gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
55
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
S
40
SE
80
SE
15
ESE
35
NE
45
NNE
20
NNW
5
NW
20
WSW
40
SSE
45
WSW
50
W
50
WSW
7
1
1
2
2
2
7
2
3
6
5
5
3
8
max °C
-4
-8
-8
-9
-12
-12
-10
-6
-2
-3
-4
-4
-7
-10
-7
1
-2
-3
-5
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-11
-12
-14
-14
-9
-3
-6
-5
-6
-12
-13
-9
-7
-3
-5
-6
-18
-16
-16
-19
-19
-14
-19
-20
-14
-13
-13
-16
-19
-18
-16
-15
-12
-16
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
700
750
800
800
1800
1300
1200
1200
1200
750
800
1750
1550
1200
1200
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-16-17-19-21-22-19-13-12-13-13-16-19-20-17-11-14-15-17-12-14-14-16-18-19-17-13-9-10-11-12-16-18-14-9-10-11-13-6-8-8-10-12-13-12-8-3-5-5-5-10-12-8-3-3-4-6
Sunrise
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
6:41
6:37
Sunset
7:37
7:40
7:44
7:46
7:50
7:52

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, near gales from the SSE by Sat 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.
51 minutes ago
-1° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 325).
37
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs)
(9 kph at 330).
2.2 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 81).
43
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 10).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 84).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 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.