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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
ESE
20
E
35
ESE
45
E
60
E
60
E
65
ESE
60
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
40
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
1
2
3
1
1
max °C
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
min °C
-7
-7
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-13
-14
-11
-12
-14
-13
-12
-17
-16
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-18
250
300
850
950
900
850
1100
900
450
350
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
750
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
800
800
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-7-5-6-6-5-3-6-7-7-8-8-9-9-8-9-9-7-6-3-3-4-3-2-4-6-7-7-8-8-9-8-8-8-10333342-1-2-2-3-5-6-5-5-4
Sunrise
10:26
10:23
10:21
10:18
10:15
Sunset
4:12
4:15
4:19
4:22
4:25
4:29

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 79).
48
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Freezing light rain freezing.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 39).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
41 minutes ago
Dry
SHIP3350
181 km SSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- 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.