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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NE
15
ESE
30
ENE
35
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
30
NE
50
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
S
2
2
1
4
2
5
4
1
2
max °C
-6
-3
-3
-7
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-6
-6
0
min °C
-8
-5
-6
-8
-6
-3
-4
-4
-3
-6
-5
-5
-6
-3
-2
-5
-8
-6
-4
-12
-10
-12
-12
-10
-6
-9
-12
-10
-12
-10
-10
-12
-12
-8
-11
-14
-12
-8
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
250
0
0
100
0
100
250
100
0
0
150
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1200
1250
1250
700
1250
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1150
1200
1200
1250
750
750
5800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-12-14-12-11-11-12-12-13-13-12-12-12-11-12-14-12-8-12-10-10-13-10-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-9-8-10-13-11-7-7-4-5-8-5-3-4-3-3-5-4-4-5-3-2-4-7-6-2
Sunrise
7:35
7:31
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:18
Sunset
7:04
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, calm by Wed 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.
40 minutes ago
2° C
-
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 333).
65
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
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 316).
61
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 170 to 330 degs)
(11 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 306).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 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.