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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 13 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 -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
NE
25
ESE
35
ENE
45
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
30
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
SW
15
NW
25
NW
25
SW
1
4
5
2
1
max °C
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
-3
-6
-4
-1
min °C
-5
-7
-6
-3
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-2
-1
-8
-8
-4
-5
-11
-12
-11
-7
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-7
-4
-12
-15
-11
-11
0
0
0
100
0
0
250
0
0
0
50
150
350
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1250
1200
700
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1250
1250
750
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-13-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-11-10-10-12-13-11-9-11-12-11-9-9-10-9-10-10-10-9-8-7-11-13-10-9-5-6-5-3-4-4-3-4-4-4-4-2-1-6-7-4-3
Sunrise
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, 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.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
65
Gales from the NNW
(65 kph at 340).
87
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
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
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.
3 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 321).
30
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 280 degs)
(13 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
58 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
0

* 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.