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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 23 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
80
SSW
85
SSW
90
SW
85
SSW
65
SSW
75
SSW
65
S
65
WSW
75
WSW
20
W
30
SSW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
40
WSW
45
W
15
N
11
15
2
1
2
1
0.7
0.2
max °C
-2
2
3
3
0
-1
-1
-9
-8
1
1
-1
-3
-4
-5
-4
-2
-2
-4
min °C
-4
-1
3
1
-2
-2
-7
-10
-9
-7
0
-1
-4
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
-7
-15
-12
-6
-9
-11
-12
-18
-23
-22
-15
-7
-9
-12
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-13
1050
1250
2200
1950
1450
1200
1350
0
0
0
1650
1200
750
850
750
650
1000
1200
0
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
850
900
800
800
850
850
850
850
800
850
800
800
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-111-1-3-6-11-9-4-1-1-4-6-7-7-5-4-6-3132-1-2-4-10-9-31-1-4-5-5-5-3-2-64698653-3-2-1311222450
Sunrise
11:14
11:14
11:14
11:12
11:12
11:11
Sunset
3:04
3:06
3:07
3:07
3:10
3:11

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
37 minutes ago
7° C
-
120
Extremely windy from the SSW
(120 kph at 211).
143
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
-
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 168).
67
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
35 minutes 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.