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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
S
15
NNW
45
N
10
NE
20
S
65
SE
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
15
S
10
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
45
SSW
35
S
1
8
8
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
2
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-7
-5
1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-6
-4
-2
-1
-2
min °C
-2
-3
-7
-8
-5
-5
-3
-2
-5
-4
-4
-5
-3
-6
-7
-3
-2
-3
-4
-8
-16
-14
-11
-14
-11
-10
-11
-13
-12
-12
-11
-16
-15
-12
-10
-10
200
150
0
0
0
500
50
200
0
0
0
0
350
0
0
0
300
150
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
750
800
1350
1200
1200
700
750
750
800
700
750
800
850
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-15-17-14-10-13-13-13-14-14-11-13-17-16-13-12-10-8-9-12-14-12-8-9-9-10-10-10-9-9-13-12-9-8-8-2-3-5-8-5-2-3-2-4-4-4-4-2-6-6-3-2-3
Sunrise
6:45
6:41
6:37
6:33
6:31
6:26
Sunset
7:46
7:50
7:52
7:55
7:59
8:01

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the SE by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, gales from the WSW 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.
44 minutes ago
5° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 314).
7
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
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 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
Sauoarkrokur
156 km WNW
3m alt.
44 minutes ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 49).
9
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.