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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed night, moderate winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
45
SSE
50
SSE
70
SE
30
S
40
SSE
30
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
25
ENE
45
ESE
45
ESE
80
ESE
60
ESE
50
E
50
ESE
65
E
55
E
30
ENE
1
2
12
8
2
4
1
2
1
4
2
1
3
max °C
-4
-4
-3
-4
-6
-5
-6
-6
-3
-3
-3
-2
-4
-5
-3
-5
-6
-8
min °C
-5
-4
-4
-8
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-7
-10
-14
-14
-15
-18
-16
-17
-13
-12
-14
-13
-12
-15
-14
-15
-14
-16
-17
-19
800
950
1050
850
400
500
300
0
400
850
1000
900
950
700
900
600
500
0
Cloud base (m)
800
700
700
700
1400
4700
1400
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-7-10-10-9-10-10-7-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-9-5-4-4-6-6-6-7-7-5-4-3-3-4-5-4-5-7-9233000-2-313333121-1-4
Sunrise
10:34
10:32
10:30
10:26
10:23
10:21
Sunset
4:06
4:08
4:12
4:15
4:19
4:22

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed night, moderate winds from the ENE by Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
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
-
20
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 230 degs)
(20 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Light rain .
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
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
ASCATC344E64N
141 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
152 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 128).
- km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 89).
39
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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.