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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Fri night, near gales from the ENE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Mon night, moderate winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
E
30
E
40
ENE
40
E
35
ENE
60
ENE
55
E
55
E
50
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
45
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
 cm 
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
 mm 
max°C
-7
-6
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-10
-9
-8
min°C
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-10
-10
-8
chill°C 
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-20
-20
-17
Freezing level (m
300
250
700
600
700
600
650
600
450
450
450
550
600
400
0
0
100
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-7-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-11-10-10-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-10-10-8-2-121211100-111-2-5-4-3
Sunrise
10:48
10:49
10:52
10:55
10:56
Sunset
3:15
3:12
3:11
3:10
3:07
3:07

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Fri night, near gales from the ENE by Sun morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Mon night, moderate winds from the ESE by Wed 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
6° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 59).
48
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
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
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 61).
31
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Mist -.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 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.