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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, severe gales from the SE by Sun afternoon).

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 night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
40
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
S
60
SSE
75
SE
100
ESE
70
ESE
70
E
55
E
55
E
45
ENE
15
ESE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
 cm 
3
3
2
27
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
4
 mm 
max°C
-13
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-11
-9
-6
-7
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
min°C
-15
-16
-17
-18
-16
-15
-15
-10
-7
-8
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
chill°C 
-27
-28
-29
-23
-23
-24
-23
-22
-20
-22
-24
-23
-20
-19
-20
-17
-19
-20
-21
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
650
650
600
300
550
550
400
0
150
150
200
Cloud base (m)
1200
700
750
800
6000
850
1550
1400
1400
1250
1250
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-16-17-17-16-15-13-10-7-8-10-10-9-8-9-10-10-10-10-14-16-16-16-14-12-10-7-5-5-7-7-7-6-7-8-8-8-8-9-11-11-13-10-7-5022-1-100-1-2-3-2-2
Sunrise
10:25
10:27
10:30
10:33
10:37
10:40
Sunset
3:29
3:26
3:25
3:22
3:21
3:18

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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, severe gales from the SE by Sun afternoon).

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 night, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the E 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
-2° C
-
87
Stormy winds from the NNW
(87 kph at 346).
102
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Skógarnes
158 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 8).
9
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 20).
1.7 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
39 minutes ago
Dry
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 5).
29
SHIP4558
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1842
181 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP1991
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2875
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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.