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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Tue morning). Mainly severe gales.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thu
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
SSW
50
ESE
30
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
W
0
N
5
NNW
10
W
20
SW
20
SSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
50
SSW
45
SW
55
SW
25
S
30
SSE
75
SE
10
ESE
25
WNW
30
SW
55
SSW
70
SW
65
SW
65
SW
60
SW
60
W
30
NW
10
E
30
SSE
50
S
65
SW
55
SW
50
SW
40
SW
 cm 
2.0
3
1.0
1.0
2.0
4
3
8
4
3
18
1.0
3
3
10
15
10
7
14
5
11
7
11
2.0
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-5
-5
-3
-5
-5
-5
-8
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-7
-6
-7
-8
-5
-3
-1
-3
-3
-2
-1
-9
-14
-11
-10
-12
-13
-10
-5
-5
-9
-9
-10
-10
min°C
-6
-5
-3
-6
-5
-6
-10
-11
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-6
-10
-10
-7
-4
-3
-4
-3
-5
-4
-14
-16
-13
-10
-13
-14
-12
-8
-8
-9
-11
-11
-11
chill°C 
-12
-15
-10
-6
-8
-10
-10
-15
-18
-20
-21
-24
-23
-16
-21
-22
-15
-12
-10
-7
-10
-13
-14
-29
-31
-27
-22
-27
-25
-17
-15
-20
-22
-24
-23
-22
Freezing level (m
550
650
850
650
500
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
500
0
300
900
1150
800
1000
500
1300
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
750
250
150
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1250
1200
1200
1200
1250
1200
1250
1200
700
750
750
750
800
750
700
750
1650
750
600
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1250
1250
750
1250
1200
1200
1200
1200
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-6-7-7-8-10-12-14-16-16-17-13-10-12-12-8-6-5-6-6-6-6-16-19-16-14-16-15-11-7-10-13-14-14-14-6-5-3-6-5-6-9-11-12-13-13-13-10-6-9-9-6-4-2-4-3-4-3-12-15-12-10-13-14-11-7-7-9-10-11-11-113-110-5-7-6-7-7-6-41-2-31343324-5-8-5-4-6-8-7-21-2-3-4-4
Sunrise
8:40
8:36
8:33
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:07
8:04
8:00
Sunset
6:07
6:09
6:14
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:25
6:30
6:32
6:36
6:38
6:42

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 1500 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
43 minutes ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 67 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
4.3 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
118 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4714
122 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP621
122 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP8765
122 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 72).
24
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
0.0 km

* 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.