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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
60
ESE
30
SSE
70
SE
65
SE
60
SE
45
SSW
45
SW
10
SSE
20
S
65
WSW
20
SW
5
SE
5
E
5
W
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
 cm 
4
3
13
5
9
11
1
1
18
7
1
2
 mm 
max°C
-1
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-7
-9
-8
-11
-11
-10
-8
-9
-7
min°C
-3
-6
-7
-6
-4
-5
-6
-5
-6
-7
-10
-9
-12
-12
-12
-9
-9
-9
chill°C 
-13
-15
-18
-17
-14
-16
-13
-9
-17
-19
-14
-13
-12
-19
-20
-17
-14
-16
Freezing level (m
900
900
750
550
950
900
750
550
600
350
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1400
1450
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1250
1200
5000
1250
1200
1500
1950
1400
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-9-9-9-7-8-7-6-8-11-11-11-12-13-13-11-11-10-2-5-6-5-4-4-5-4-5-7-10-9-12-12-11-9-9-8311133111-1-4-3-7-7-6-3-4-3
Sunrise
10:59
11:00
11:03
11:04
11:06
11:07
Sunset
3:06
3:04
3:03
3:03
3:03
3:02

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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 -1°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, calm 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.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 77).
24
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
light rain
No report.
11
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 340 degs)
(11 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 53).
24
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Light rain .
20
Moderate winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 010 degs)
(20 kph at 310).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
58 minutes ago
Dry

* 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.