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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
30
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
WSW
55
SSW
75
SSW
75
SSW
70
SSW
95
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
70
WSW
85
WSW
85
WSW
70
SSW
1
6
2
1
10
1
1
3
1
3
12
7
2
1.7
max °C
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-8
-5
-1
1
3
1
-2
-6
-9
-12
-11
-2
min °C
-1
-1
-2
-5
-3
-4
-9
-8
-6
-3
0
1
-1
-4
-7
-12
-12
-11
-9
-7
-6
-7
-12
-11
-13
-19
-18
-17
-14
-10
-8
-12
-15
-18
-27
-27
-26
-21
1500
1350
1150
900
900
1050
1050
200
450
1250
1700
2100
1250
1100
650
0
0
0
400
Cloud base (m)
750
800
850
800
800
750
750
800
800
750
750
750
800
750
850
800
800
800
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:12
11:12
11:12
11:14
11:14
11:14
Sunset
3:03
3:03
3:03
3:04
3:06
3:07

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 82).
39
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
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 78).
41
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
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.