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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
50
NNE
45
NNE
35
N
35
NNW
30
NW
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SSE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SE
1
2
5
3
3
4
1
2
max °C
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-15
-14
-13
-9
-8
-8
-6
-6
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-14
-13
-15
-9
-9
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-11
-24
-24
-26
-27
-27
-27
-26
-23
-21
-12
-14
-14
-7
-11
-12
-12
-13
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
400
300
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
2100
2100
1850
1300
700
1250
1350
1350
4400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-15-15-16-17-15-13-12-10-11-9-10-11-11-11-12-12-14-13-14-14-14-15-14-13-12-9-9-7-7-8-9-9-9-11-9-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-8-4-4-1-2-2-3-3-4-6
Sunrise
10:52
10:49
10:48
10:45
10:42
10:40
Sunset
3:44
3:47
3:49
3:52
3:56
3:59

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Fri 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.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 331).
80
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
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 77).
7
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 10).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
50 minutes ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 42).
0

* 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.