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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Sun afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
E
35
SE
25
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
7
3
2
2
4
max °C
-10
-3
-5
-6
-9
-10
-9
-11
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-10
-11
min °C
-10
-9
-6
-8
-10
-10
-10
-12
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-18
-18
-12
-13
-15
-15
-14
-18
-18
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-22
-22
-24
0
500
700
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1700
750
800
2100
4700
800
750
750
800
750
750
750
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-8-8-9-11-12-11-12-11-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-13-10-6-6-7-10-10-10-12-11-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-11-6-11-2-6-7-6-8-6-4-3-4-3-3-3-4-6
Sunrise
9:37
9:34
9:30
9:27
9:25
Sunset
5:07
5:10
5:14
5:16
5:21
5:23

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Sun afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Tue 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
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 256 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 286).
11
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 350 to 060 degs)
(15 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 79).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 342).
3
SHIP3622
181 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km

* 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.