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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Wed night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thu
6
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
night
AM
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
W
30
SSW
70
ESE
45
SSE
15
ESE
15
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
0
NW
15
W
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
55
W
55
SSW
55
SW
55
WSW
40
S
45
S
60
SE
5
NE
35
NW
25
NW
60
S
70
SSW
75
SW
70
SW
75
SSW
45
WNW
35
WSW
5
WNW
45
SSW
65
SSW
65
SSW
85
SW
70
SSW
 cm 
3
4
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
3
3
8
3
4
6
9
1.0
2.0
1.0
16
16
4
6
20
9
7
7
16
3
 mm 
max°C
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-8
-9
-11
-12
-15
-15
-15
-11
-10
-14
-10
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-3
-6
-16
-18
-14
-10
-15
-12
-7
-9
-12
-12
-12
min°C
-8
-9
-8
-6
-8
-8
-9
-11
-11
-13
-17
-17
-17
-16
-10
-15
-14
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-10
-4
-13
-20
-19
-15
-17
-16
-14
-11
-10
-13
-14
-14
chill°C 
-15
-17
-21
-16
-11
-14
-15
-15
-11
-22
-27
-28
-29
-29
-22
-29
-28
-18
-18
-18
-10
-20
-20
-14
-28
-37
-36
-31
-30
-28
-18
-17
-23
-27
-30
-29
Freezing level (m
650
400
500
850
600
250
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
0
0
550
800
850
600
550
0
700
1050
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
300
100
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1250
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1250
1200
700
750
750
1300
800
1300
700
750
1400
700
1200
1200
1200
700
1950
1200
1200
1200
1350
1300
1400
1500
1650
1700
1200
1250
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-6-8-8-9-10-11-13-16-16-16-14-10-15-12-8-8-7-7-8-8-4-10-18-19-15-14-16-13-9-10-13-13-13-6-6-5-4-6-6-7-9-9-11-13-13-12-10-7-11-10-5-5-4-5-7-7-2-7-14-15-11-11-13-12-9-6-9-9-101-1130-1-2-4-3-5-7-7-6-41-4-31221-1-331-7-8-4-5-7-7-41-2-2-3
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
6:04
6:07
6:09
6:14
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:25
6:30
6:32
6:36
6:38

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

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.
43 minutes ago
2° C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 221).
17
98 km S
120m alt.
43 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
118 km ESE
5m alt.
43 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Fog - in the vicinity.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
SHIP4853
122 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP406
122 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7109
122 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1998
122 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4274
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.