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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 07 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the E on Mon night, severe gales from the NE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
50
ENE
55
ENE
45
E
45
ENE
50
ENE
50
E
45
E
50
E
65
ENE
80
ENE
55
ENE
35
ENE
25
ESE
30
E
85
E
70
S
60
SSE
20
ESE
 cm 
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
19
11
1
 mm 
max°C
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-5
-2
-4
-3
-5
min°C
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-8
chill°C 
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-21
-20
-18
-18
-15
-14
-16
-15
-13
-8
Freezing level (m
600
600
600
550
550
500
450
450
350
300
250
200
250
350
1000
900
950
150
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
600
1250
1300
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-7-7-8-8-7-7-9-10-9-10-9-7-6-7-6-9-6-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-7-8-7-8-7-6-4-4-3-711100000-2-2-2-3-2-1333-1
Sunrise
10:49
10:52
10:55
10:56
10:59
11:00
Sunset
3:11
3:10
3:07
3:07
3:06
3:04

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the E on Mon night, severe gales from the NE by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the E on Thu night, calm by Fri 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.
49 minutes ago
6° C
-
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 56).
61
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
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
59
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 92).
0
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.