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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 16 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Wed night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
40
SSE
50
SE
40
SSE
65
SE
35
S
45
SE
35
S
40
SSE
25
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
40
SE
2
2
1
3
9
4
2
2
max °C
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-2
min °C
-8
-9
-8
-6
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-7
-6
-7
-9
-7
-6
-3
-14
-14
-13
-8
-12
-14
-13
-13
-14
-12
-11
-16
-15
-13
-12
-11
-10
-10
50
0
0
0
0
450
850
950
900
950
1100
200
550
450
0
0
0
900
Cloud base (m)
750
750
800
1550
800
750
750
750
750
700
750
800
6100
2700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-10-9-9-8-8-8-7-7-7-10-9-10-11-9-7-6-8-9-8-6-6-5-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-7-8-7-6-3-3-4-4-2-2133324-10-1-4-3-23
Sunrise
10:40
10:37
10:34
10:32
10:30
10:26
Sunset
3:59
4:01
4:06
4:08
4:12
4:15

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Wed 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
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Sauoarkrokur
156 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 72 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 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.