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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, gales from the ENE by Sun night).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
E
20
E
20
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
45
E
35
ENE
55
ENE
55
E
60
E
60
ENE
65
ENE
45
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
 cm 
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-8
-11
-12
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-9
-10
-11
min°C
-10
-12
-12
-11
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-8
-10
-11
-11
chill°C 
-17
-20
-21
-21
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-15
-14
-15
-17
-17
-17
-19
-20
-22
-21
Freezing level (m
100
0
0
0
50
0
150
100
200
750
700
800
600
500
550
500
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
1950
1500
750
750
750
750
750
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
700
750
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-13-14-12-11-11-10-9-9-8-9-8-8-7-7-8-11-11-12-9-12-12-10-9-9-8-8-8-6-5-5-6-6-6-7-10-11-11-4-7-7-5-3-3-3-3-3122100-1-4-6-6
Sunrise
10:40
10:42
10:45
10:48
10:49
10:52
Sunset
3:18
3:17
3:15
3:12
3:11
3:10

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, gales from the ENE by Sun 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
1° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 92).
46
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
-
9
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 240 to 330 degs)
(9 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
26
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 010 to 080 degs)
(13 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 38).
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.