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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
50
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
15
NW
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
7
5
6
5
1
1
2
1
max °C
-13
-12
-12
-14
-15
-15
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-9
-6
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-15
-15
-16
-14
-11
-11
-11
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-8
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-22
-18
-18
-17
-18
-9
-14
-14
-12
-14
-16
-16
-17
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
1900
5400
2150
750
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-16-16-15-15-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-12-12-11-10-13-13-13-15-15-16-12-11-11-10-9-9-10-9-9-10-9-9-7-8-7-7-9-10-12-8-6-6-6-4-4-5-4-4-4-4-3-2
Sunrise
10:49
10:48
10:45
10:42
10:40
10:37
Sunset
3:47
3:49
3:52
3:56
3:59
4:01

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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 well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
106
Extremely windy from the N
(106 kph at 355).
148
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 344).
26
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 10).
0.7 km
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 71).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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.