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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 24 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
85
SSW
70
SSW
70
SSW
70
S
60
WSW
65
W
20
W
30
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
30
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
SSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
3
1
0.3
max °C
3
-1
-1
-1
-9
-9
0
0
-1
-4
-3
-3
-5
-4
-6
-5
-6
-6
-7
min °C
0
-2
-2
-6
-9
-10
-9
0
-2
-5
-3
-4
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-8
-10
-12
-12
-16
-21
-23
-17
-6
-10
-14
-11
-10
-11
-10
-12
-11
-9
-14
-14
2150
1400
1150
1300
0
0
0
1750
1250
450
1000
950
450
450
300
550
0
600
0
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-3-6-12-10-5-1-2-5-5-5-6-5-6-7-7-8-82-2-2-4-9-10-50-2-5-3-4-5-5-6-6-6-7-88553-3-3-2211330000-10-3
Sunrise
11:14
11:14
11:12
11:12
11:11
11:11
Sunset
3:06
3:07
3:07
3:10
3:11
3:12

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

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.
36 minutes ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
65
Gales from the S
(65 kph at 180).
72
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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.