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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, near gales from the SSE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
ENE
40
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
10
N
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
S
60
SSE
60
SSE
90
SE
60
SSE
20
SSE
25
ESE
35
NE
55
NE
5
SSE
 cm 
1
4
2
4
2
26
6
3
6
4
 mm 
max°C
-13
-13
-16
-17
-15
-15
-14
-11
-9
-7
-7
-7
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
min°C
-13
-15
-16
-17
-18
-15
-15
-14
-10
-9
-8
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
-10
chill°C 
-24
-27
-28
-29
-24
-23
-24
-23
-23
-21
-22
-20
-19
-19
-21
-21
-17
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
600
700
850
0
50
350
450
150
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
700
750
800
5850
850
2150
1550
1500
1200
1200
1250
1200
700
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-16-17-17-15-15-13-10-8-8-9-11-10-9-9-9-12-14-16-17-16-14-12-9-6-6-5-6-9-8-7-6-8-8-9-11-12-13-9-7-40221-4-3-1-1-2
Sunrise
10:25
10:27
10:30
10:33
10:37
Sunset
3:32
3:29
3:26
3:25
3:22
3:21

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, near gales from the SSE by Sun morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 2009 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
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 244).
13
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 070 degs)
(37 kph at 40).
7.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 64).
26
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 35).
2
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 9).
23

* 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.