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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 23 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
45
WSW
60
SSW
80
SSW
90
SSW
80
SW
80
SSW
55
S
75
SSW
65
S
75
WSW
80
WSW
25
W
35
SSW
50
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
20
W
1
1
11
12
3
1
2
0.2
0.1
max °C
-8
-5
-2
1
3
3
0
-1
-1
-9
-7
2
1
-2
-3
-5
-6
-5
min °C
-8
-6
-3
-1
2
1
0
-1
-8
-9
-8
-6
1
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-19
-17
-14
-12
-7
-8
-9
-11
-20
-22
-21
-14
-6
-13
-13
-14
-14
-11
200
500
1050
1250
2000
2250
1400
1400
1350
0
0
0
2000
800
900
750
550
600
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
800
900
800
800
850
850
850
850
850
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-5-1110-2-7-11-8-40-3-5-7-8-9-8-6-30320-1-5-9-8-21-3-4-5-6-6-214698563-3-21423200
Sunrise
11:12
11:14
11:14
11:14
11:12
11:12
Sunset
3:03
3:04
3:06
3:07
3:07
3:10

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun 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.
40 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 158 degs) was rejected.
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 210 degs)
(9 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
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
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 161).
70
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
27 minutes ago
Dry
180 km SW
101m alt.
26 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 169).
42

* 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.