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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
ESE
50
ESE
55
E
65
ESE
60
ESE
55
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
55
E
55
E
1
6
1
2
max °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
-6
-7
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-7
-7
-9
min °C
-3
-3
-5
-3
-2
-5
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-10
-11
-10
-10
-7
-8
-10
-12
-12
-15
-13
-12
-15
-17
-17
-17
-16
-17
-18
-21
-20
-21
-18
-19
-22
800
1100
850
900
1150
950
200
200
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
200
0
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
750
750
750
750
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-7-4-3-5-8-8-8-8-9-9-10-11-10-9-9-10-3-3-4-3-2-4-7-7-8-8-9-10-11-10-10-7-8-10343342-2-2-3-5-5-6-7-6-5-2-3-4
Sunrise
10:26
10:23
10:21
10:18
10:15
10:11
Sunset
4:15
4:19
4:22
4:25
4:29
4:32

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the ESE 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
8.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 85).
69
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
11
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 030 degs)
(11 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
33 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 62).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m 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.