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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wed
9
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
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
SSW
40
SSE
15
SSE
40
SW
25
S
65
S
90
SSW
90
SW
80
SW
55
SSW
70
SSW
65
SSW
45
SW
40
W
30
WSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
65
SW
65
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
0
W
15
NNE
15
SSW
35
W
40
W
25
WNW
15
WSW
15
S
20
S
40
SSE
 cm 
2.0
1.0
3
5
26
8
3
5
7
9
2.0
2.0
3
2.0
5
2.0
6
5
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-13
-12
-11
-11
-9
-6
-9
-12
-9
-3
-2
-3
-10
-13
-11
-9
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-7
-7
-9
-13
-13
-12
-10
-8
-7
-7
-6
-4
min°C
-14
-13
-12
-13
-11
-7
-12
-12
-11
-7
-2
-6
-15
-15
-12
-11
-7
-4
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-8
-11
-14
-13
-13
-12
-9
-7
-9
-6
-5
chill°C 
-22
-24
-19
-25
-20
-20
-27
-27
-26
-18
-12
-17
-28
-28
-22
-21
-17
-15
-16
-16
-14
-15
-15
-16
-16
-13
-18
-21
-21
-24
-23
-17
-13
-14
-13
-14
Freezing level (m
0
0
100
0
150
500
500
350
350
650
1600
1400
0
0
0
0
250
1050
850
450
850
1200
1200
1150
550
550
450
0
0
0
0
0
650
0
650
1000
Cloud base (m)
750
1350
1950
750
800
2100
700
750
750
1350
700
750
800
850
850
1500
1650
800
750
750
800
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
800
850
5550
1550
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-13-12-12-10-7-11-12-10-5-2-5-13-14-12-10-6-4-5-6-5-5-5-6-8-8-10-14-13-13-11-9-7-8-6-5-12-10-9-9-7-5-7-8-8-41-2-10-12-10-9-5-3-4-5-4-2-2-3-6-6-8-12-10-10-11-8-6-7-5-3-6-4-3-4-11-1-1-1275-5-5-3-41421355310-1-6-4-3-5-20-424
Sunrise
6:37
6:33
6:31
6:26
6:22
6:20
6:16
6:11
6:09
6:05
6:01
5:58
Sunset
7:52
7:55
7:59
8:01
8:05
8:07
8:10
8:14
8:16
8:20
8:22
8:27

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 2009 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.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
37
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
118 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
SHIP7543
122 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5476
122 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2529
122 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4815
122 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3428
122 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP675
122 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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.