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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 07 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
E
25
E
55
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
SE
5
SE
25
SSE
25
S
15
SSE
30
SE
60
SE
60
SE
80
SE
70
SSE
1
3
2
2
8
2
5
1
8
12
max °C
-15
-14
-12
-13
-13
-12
-14
-14
-12
-12
-9
-8
-6
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
min °C
-16
-15
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-12
-11
-9
-8
-5
-5
-4
-2
-2
-26
-25
-25
-26
-25
-24
-23
-22
-19
-16
-20
-21
-14
-13
-16
-14
-13
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
750
700
850
1100
1250
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
800
1800
1750
750
1750
1250
650
1250
1250
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-17-16-16-15-16-17-17-17-15-13-12-10-9-8-6-5-5-16-15-13-13-13-13-14-14-13-12-10-9-7-5-5-3-2-2-11-9-7-7-7-7-9-10-9-6-5-3-212345
Sunrise
11:00
10:57
10:56
10:53
10:52
10:49
Sunset
3:32
3:34
3:37
3:41
3:44
3:47

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SE by Mon 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
-2° C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 1).
17
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. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
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
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB344E64N
136 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
152 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 54).
- km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 73).
41

* 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.