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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, near gales from the NNE by Tue night).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
55
SW
65
SW
75
SW
65
WSW
60
WSW
40
SSW
30
ENE
50
N
20
NNW
15
WSW
10
SSE
25
ESE
15
SE
5
ESE
15
NE
40
NNE
45
N
40
N
10
E
10
7
6
14
5
1
5
7
3
3
1
3
8
3
2
max °C
-1
-6
-7
-7
-5
-4
-3
-5
-6
-8
-6
-4
-1
-2
-2
-5
-6
-6
-9
min °C
-5
-6
-8
-8
-7
-4
-5
-7
-7
-10
-8
-4
-3
-4
-4
-6
-6
-7
-11
-16
-18
-21
-20
-18
-13
-13
-17
-12
-15
-13
-11
-7
-7
-11
-16
-16
-16
-17
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
150
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
1200
1200
700
700
1250
1250
1200
750
4800
1300
1200
1200
1200
1250
750
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-18-19-20-17-14-12-16-17-18-15-10-10-12-12-14-15-15-16-10-13-15-15-13-11-10-12-13-15-13-10-8-9-9-12-13-13-15-3-6-8-8-6-4-4-6-7-9-7-4-2-3-3-6-6-7-10
Sunrise
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
6:52
Sunset
7:24
7:28
7:30
7:34
7:37
7:40

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, near gales from the NNE by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 249).
80
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
-
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
74
Gales from the SW
(74 kph at 228).
83
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 220).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 186).
2
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
16
Light winds from the SSW
(16 kph at 205).
47
SHIP2269
181 km SSW
3m alt.
1 hour 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.