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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
E
25
ESE
40
ENE
45
NE
40
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
WNW
25
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
2
4
6
2
2
2
2
1
4
9
max °C
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
2
3
4
min °C
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-2
-7
-6
-3
-3
0
2
2
-10
-14
-13
-12
-13
-11
-12
-13
-14
-9
-12
-11
-6
-10
-9
-6
-6
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
150
200
550
850
1000
Cloud base (m)
700
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1150
1200
1200
750
800
800
1450
800
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-12-12-13-11-11-12-12-11-13-12-10-7-3-3-4-10-10-10-9-10-10-9-10-10-8-11-10-8-7-5-3-3-4-5-4-3-4-4-4-4-4-2-5-5-3-2133
Sunrise
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:18
7:13
Sunset
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

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
2° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 318).
15
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. (11 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 69).
41
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 26).
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.