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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the S by Sun morning).

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
70
ENE
80
ENE
60
ENE
30
E
55
ESE
35
SSE
45
SSE
30
SE
40
SE
40
E
10
WNW
15
SSE
55
SSW
75
S
65
SW
10
N
20
WSW
25
SW
15
S
 cm 
3
2
2
2
3
11
8
1
9
3
15
14
4
1
2
 mm 
max°C
-6
-7
-6
-5
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-7
-8
min°C
-8
-7
-6
-7
-3
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-10
-9
-7
-9
chill°C 
-21
-20
-17
-16
-13
-16
-15
-13
-16
-15
-12
-12
-18
-18
-18
-16
-16
-15
-14
Freezing level (m
350
300
350
300
800
950
950
650
650
700
700
350
550
500
650
250
0
400
100
Cloud base (m)
700
650
700
700
1200
1200
1300
1200
1250
1200
1200
1200
1300
1200
1250
1200
1250
1200
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-7-5-8-8-8-9-8-8-8-9-9-9-10-11-10-11-7-7-6-6-3-5-5-5-6-5-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-7-9-2-2-1-13122110-1-111-3-3-1-3
Sunrise
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:03
11:04
11:06
Sunset
3:07
3:06
3:04
3:03
3:03
3:03

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the S by Sun 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.
39 minutes ago
6° C
-
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 70).
70
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 040 to 100 degs)
(19 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 79).
61
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
ASCATC342E63N
177 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
79
Severe gales from the ENE
(79 kph at 58).
- 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.