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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the N by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, gales from the NNE by Tue night).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy rain
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy rain
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
75
SSW
60
SSW
55
SW
65
SW
75
SW
75
SW
60
WSW
40
SSW
35
E
40
N
25
NNW
30
WSW
15
SW
10
ESE
25
SE
10
ESE
20
SW
40
NNW
2
10
6
6
14
5
1
4
9
5
2
1
1
1
3
11
2
11
max °C
3
3
-2
-6
-7
-8
-5
-3
-2
-5
-7
-8
-6
-3
2
0
-1
-3
min °C
1
2
-5
-6
-8
-8
-7
-4
-4
-7
-7
-9
-8
-3
-1
-2
-2
-8
-8
-6
-16
-17
-20
-20
-19
-13
-12
-18
-15
-18
-15
-7
-6
-6
-7
-20
650
1050
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
750
150
300
100
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
700
1200
1200
700
700
1300
1250
1250
750
800
1900
700
1350
1200
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
Sunset
7:22
7:24
7:28
7:30
7:34
7:37

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Moderate rain (total 13mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the N by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, gales from the NNE 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.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 208).
74
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
-
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
5.0 km
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
74
Gales from the SW
(74 kph at 226).
93
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs)
(30 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 274).
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.