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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
55
ESE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
 cm 
4
3
8
2
1
2
 mm 
max°C
-10
-10
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-5
-4
-2
-2
min°C
-12
-10
-10
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-6
-4
-4
-4
chill°C 
-17
-14
-15
-19
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-13
-10
-14
-16
-14
-10
-8
-9
-11
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
100
250
200
500
250
250
150
0
0
0
0
300
350
550
750
Cloud base (m)
1750
1400
1200
1200
1250
1350
1250
1200
1200
1200
700
750
750
800
6000
5500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-11-10-10-9-10-10-9-10-11-10-9-9-7-6-5-5-11-10-9-8-7-7-7-7-7-9-10-10-9-8-6-4-3-3-6-5-4-3-2-1-1-1-1-3-5-4-4-4-1-112
Sunrise
11:07
11:08
11:10
11:11
11:11
11:12
Sunset
3:02
3:02
3:02
3:02
3:02
3:03

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 347).
9
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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
120 km NW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 333).
9
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
54 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.