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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ENE
35
NE
50
NE
55
NNE
55
NNE
35
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
1
8
4
4
3
max °C
-13
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-14
-13
-12
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-14
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-12
-24
-25
-23
-22
-21
-21
-22
-25
-27
-27
-25
-25
-24
-20
-17
-16
-17
-17
-21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
750
800
900
800
1450
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
1350
700
1500
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-18-18-18-18-18-18-16-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-16-15-14-12-12-13-12-11-12-11-11-11-8-9-10-11-11-11-10-11-9-9-7-7-8-8-6-7-7-6-6
Sunrise
10:56
10:53
10:52
10:49
10:48
10:45
Sunset
3:37
3:41
3:44
3:47
3:49
3:52

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue 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.
37 minutes ago
-1° C
-
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 310).
54
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: sky obscured
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 65).
19
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
167 km WSW
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
59 minutes ago
-1° C
-
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 284).
23
SHIP1603
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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.