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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
mod rain
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
mod. rain
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
SSE
10
SSE
25
SSE
40
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
40
WSW
65
SSW
80
SSW
80
SSW
85
SSW
85
SSW
85
SSW
55
SSW
45
S
35
NW
60
W
65
WSW
3
7
1
11
1
1
1
3
26
11
2
3
7
max °C
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-7
-5
-2
1
3
2
0
0
-1
-9
-12
-8
min °C
-1
-2
-4
-3
-3
-8
-9
-6
-3
0
2
0
0
-1
-7
-11
-12
-11
-5
-6
-11
-11
-11
-17
-19
-17
-14
-10
-7
-10
-10
-10
-14
-23
-26
-25
1250
1200
1000
950
1150
850
0
600
1250
1400
2200
2300
1550
1400
1350
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
800
800
850
750
750
800
800
800
750
800
750
800
800
750
750
750
800
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-6-5-6-9-11-8-4-110-2-3-6-13-15-11-1-2-4-3-3-6-8-6-31310-1-4-10-12-10542330-224797663-4-6-3
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 337).
13
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 296).
20
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 170 to 230 degs)
(7 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 29).
0

* 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.