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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 10 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 -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the ENE by Sun night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
 km/h
35
E
65
ESE
35
SSE
75
SE
60
SSE
65
SE
60
SSW
50
SSW
10
SE
5
E
25
WSW
10
E
55
ENE
25
N
15
WSW
10
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
25
SE
 cm 
1
4
3
15
1
10
19
2
9
3
9
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-4
-2
-4
-4
-6
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-6
-7
-8
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-4
min°C
-6
-3
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-8
-8
-9
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
chill°C 
-15
-13
-16
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
-9
-12
-15
-14
-21
-15
-17
-14
-17
-16
-18
Freezing level (m
350
800
900
900
550
800
950
650
500
600
500
50
100
0
0
0
250
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
1150
1200
1200
1350
1300
1200
1250
1250
1200
1250
1200
1150
1250
1250
1250
1250
700
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-8-9-9-8-8-8-7-8-10-10-11-12-12-12-11-11-8-5-3-5-5-6-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-9-11-11-10-9-9-7-1312122111-1-3-4-6-6-4-3-4-1
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 -2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the ENE 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.
48 minutes ago
4° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 83).
43
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
cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 300 to 090 degs)
(11 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 86).
91
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour 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.