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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
SSE
25
SSE
40
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
40
SW
60
SSW
80
SSW
80
SSW
85
SW
100
SSW
65
SSW
60
S
65
S
75
WSW
85
WSW
80
WSW
3
6
4
14
1
20
5
5
4
1.5
0.1
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-7
-4
-2
1
3
3
-1
-2
-1
-10
-9
-5
min °C
-3
-5
-2
-3
-8
-8
-6
-2
0
3
-1
-2
-2
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-12
-10
-10
-18
-18
-17
-13
-10
-6
-11
-12
-12
-22
-24
-24
-22
1250
1050
1000
1050
950
200
600
1250
1350
2300
2700
1350
1200
1300
0
0
500
Cloud base (m)
800
850
750
750
750
800
800
800
800
750
9350
800
800
750
800
800
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W 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
6° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 65).
28
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
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
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.
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: scattered
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
31
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
54 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour 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.