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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
30
N
30
N
10
N
20
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
20
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
 cm 
1
1
2
2
 mm 
max°C
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
min°C
-11
-9
-11
-11
-10
-12
-11
-8
-7
-5
-3
-1
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
chill°C 
-19
-18
-21
-22
-21
-22
-21
-14
-14
-13
-11
-9
-5
-4
-4
-5
-7
-6
Freezing level (m
0
400
200
0
300
0
0
550
450
600
1250
1850
1850
2000
1950
2000
1950
1750
Cloud base (m)
800
800
800
800
800
800
850
4850
2550
950
800
800
800
950
4600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-11-11-10-12-11-8-7-5-3-10000-1-1-10-7-9-10-8-10-9-6-6-4-11222111-4-1-3-3-2-4-30-1257888766
Sunrise
6:39
6:43
6:46
6:48
6:52
6:54
Sunset
7:24
7:22
7:17
7:15
7:10
7:07

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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
6° C
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 320).
54
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs)
(9 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
0.0 km
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
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: overcast
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 82).
50
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 56).
19

* 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.