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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 16 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
ENE
10
SSW
15
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSW
30
S
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
20
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
45
ESE
1
1
11
2
2
3
4
4
max °C
-7
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-8
-7
-8
-8
-6
-7
-7
-7
-3
-2
-4
-2
min °C
-9
-7
-6
-6
-4
-4
-5
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-4
-4
-4
-2
-14
-11
-12
-14
-14
-14
-10
-17
-16
-14
-12
-14
-13
-15
-16
-10
-12
-11
-11
0
0
0
650
850
900
900
100
300
0
0
0
50
100
250
850
1100
700
1200
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
750
700
750
800
1600
1850
800
5250
1300
700
700
700
750
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-8-7-8-7-8-10-10-11-11-10-9-9-9-7-6-6-5-8-7-6-6-4-4-5-8-7-8-8-7-7-7-7-4-3-4-2-4-3-2-1332-3-2-4-3-2-2-2-22324
Sunrise
10:37
10:34
10:32
10:30
10:26
10:23
Sunset
4:01
4:06
4:08
4:12
4:15
4:19

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

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
118 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
118 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
158 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 359).
6
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
SHIP1687
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP10171
181 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP3431
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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.