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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
WNW
10
SSE
35
SE
65
SE
30
SSW
5
ESE
15
NNW
35
NW
15
NE
20
SSE
70
SE
35
W
45
W
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
10
SE
4
2
6
1
4
6
2
3
2
1
3
max °C
-11
-9
-6
-2
-2
-3
-2
-4
-6
-4
0
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
1
min °C
-12
-12
-9
-3
-2
-5
-3
-10
-10
-5
-4
-4
-4
-6
-4
-4
-4
-12
-16
-19
-13
-8
-8
-8
-18
-16
-11
-14
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
0
0
0
100
250
0
150
0
0
0
450
0
150
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1400
1250
1200
1250
1200
750
800
1300
1200
1200
750
750
850
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-17-12-12-12-13-13-15-16-13-10-14-15-14-14-13-10-17-16-13-9-9-10-10-13-14-11-8-10-10-11-11-10-8-12-11-8-3-2-4-3-7-8-5-2-4-3-5-4-4-2
Sunrise
6:48
6:45
6:41
6:37
6:33
Sunset
7:40
7:44
7:46
7:50
7:52
7:55

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon 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.
53 minutes ago
-4° C
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 25).
20
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
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
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.
53 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 59).
30
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 337).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
10
Light winds from the ENE
(10 kph at 66).
18

* 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.