Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 09 Dec Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Tue night, moderate winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
 km/h
40
E
45
E
70
ENE
65
ENE
55
ENE
25
ESE
60
ESE
45
SSE
45
SSE
60
SE
40
SE
50
S
50
SSW
25
SE
65
SSW
85
SSW
70
SW
45
SSW
 cm 
3
2
1
2
3
10
9
6
18
1
2
21
9
10
7
 mm 
max°C
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-5
-2
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-3
-5
-5
-6
-6
min°C
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-8
-3
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-7
-7
chill°C 
-16
-16
-21
-19
-18
-16
-13
-16
-15
-13
-14
-14
-14
-11
-17
-17
-19
-18
Freezing level (m
400
500
350
200
200
100
750
900
900
1000
650
900
800
700
600
750
650
550
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
700
700
1350
1200
1250
1200
1200
1200
1200
1250
1200
1250
1250
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-9-8-8-7-4-8-8-8-8-7-7-6-9-9-10-10-6-6-7-7-7-7-3-5-5-4-5-4-4-4-6-5-7-7-10-2-2-2-2323223221210
Sunrise
10:55
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:03
11:04
Sunset
3:07
3:07
3:06
3:04
3:03
3:03

Loading...

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Tue night, moderate winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

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
5° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 73).
31
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
No report.
7
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 190 to 300 degs)
(7 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 76).
44
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 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.