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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 05 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, near gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
N
15
NW
20
NNW
35
N
25
NE
25
NE
4
4
11
4
max °C
-10
-11
-15
-17
-18
-15
-15
-14
-11
-12
-15
-14
-15
-13
-12
-11
-13
-14
min °C
-11
-12
-18
-18
-19
-18
-15
-14
-11
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-13
-12
-14
-15
-16
-20
-28
-28
-28
-26
-24
-24
-22
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-22
-23
-24
-25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
800
900
800
800
800
800
800
750
750
850
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-18-18-18-17-17-17-15-16-18-18-19-18-16-16-16-17-11-12-17-18-19-17-15-14-11-13-15-15-15-15-13-12-14-15-6-6-11-13-14-12-11-9-5-8-11-10-9-9-6-6-8-9
Sunrise
11:03
11:02
11:00
10:57
10:56
10:53
Sunset
3:26
3:29
3:32
3:34
3:37
3:41

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, near gales from the ESE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
40 minutes ago
-1° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 14).
9
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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
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
Húsavík Airport
148 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 279).
11
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.