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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 24 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
85
SSW
90
SW
85
SSW
70
SSW
60
S
60
S
55
W
60
W
20
W
35
SSW
40
SW
40
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
20
W
15
NW
25
W
40
W
12
4
1
1
0.9
0.2
max °C
1
3
2
0
-1
-1
-9
-8
1
1
0
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-3
min °C
-1
2
1
-1
-2
-4
-9
-9
-7
1
0
-5
-4
-5
-5
-6
-4
-4
-12
-7
-8
-10
-12
-15
-21
-21
-15
-6
-7
-14
-14
-14
-14
-12
-11
-13
1250
2150
2200
1450
1150
1300
0
0
0
1850
1550
500
850
850
600
550
900
850
Cloud base (m)
800
800
900
850
800
800
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-111-1-3-5-11-9-40-1-5-5-6-7-7-4-5032-1-2-3-9-9-310-4-4-5-5-6-4-4698654-2-3-1321221033
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: Drizzle, on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W 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
8° C
-
98
Stormy winds from the SSW
(98 kph at 208).
119
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
clear
No report.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Sauoarkrokur
156 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
-
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
61
Near gales from the S
(61 kph at 175).
74
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs)
(17 kph at 180).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour 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.