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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri night).

Sun
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
W
5
NW
25
WSW
35
WSW
10
SE
60
WSW
60
WSW
40
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
S
10
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
5
1
1.2
max °C
-1
-2
-1
-2
3
-3
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-6
min °C
-2
-6
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-8
-8
-6
-7
-5
-3
-4
-4
-4
-8
-9
-10
-8
-9
-8
-16
-17
-17
-17
-12
-11
-9
-10
-12
-12
-11
-17
350
0
150
200
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
700
750
750
1450
700
750
750
800
800
800
5300
1450
1450
1500
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-11-11-8-15-17-18-17-14-14-12-11-12-12-13-14-8-10-8-9-6-11-13-14-14-12-12-10-9-10-10-10-12-2-4-2-3-1-4-6-7-7-6-7-4-3-4-4-4-7
Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:26
6:22
6:20
Sunset
7:52
7:55
7:59
8:01
8:05
8:07

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri 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
-
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 301).
69
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 71).
22
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
38 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 49).
10
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.