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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 07 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, stormy winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
45
E
45
E
40
E
50
E
40
E
45
E
75
ENE
80
NE
65
ENE
30
ENE
40
E
75
ESE
20
SSE
35
E
60
SSW
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SE
 cm 
1
1
5
4
2
1
2
1
7
4
 mm 
max°C
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-4
-1
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-5
min°C
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-3
-6
-5
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
chill°C 
-15
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-22
-21
-19
-17
-16
-14
-11
-13
-17
-13
-14
-13
-14
Freezing level (m
600
550
550
450
250
350
200
150
200
200
350
850
650
600
600
750
500
50
300
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
650
700
700
700
650
700
650
1250
1300
1300
1250
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-8-8-7-9-9-9-8-6-4-7-8-9-8-9-10-8-5-6-6-6-7-6-8-8-7-7-5-2-5-5-6-6-7-8-7100-1-2-1-2-2-2-2031110-2-3-2
Sunrise
10:52
10:55
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:03
Sunset
3:10
3:07
3:07
3:06
3:04
3:03

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, stormy winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

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.
53 minutes ago
5° C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 79).
15
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
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
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 82).
85
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour 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.