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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 24 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
100
SW
105
SW
105
SW
85
SSW
80
SSW
75
SSW
70
W
75
W
30
WNW
35
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
70
WSW
55
W
30
WNW
25
NW
35
W
50
WNW
16
4
1
2
max °C
0
1
1
0
-3
-3
-10
-8
0
0
-1
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
min °C
-2
0
0
-1
-3
-7
-11
-9
-7
0
-1
-6
-5
-6
-7
-7
-4
-5
-14
-11
-11
-11
-14
-20
-25
-22
-16
-7
-9
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-12
-15
1250
2150
2200
1450
1150
1300
0
0
0
1850
1550
500
850
850
600
550
900
850
Cloud base (m)
800
800
900
850
800
800
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-111-1-3-5-11-9-40-1-5-5-6-7-7-4-5032-1-2-3-9-9-310-4-4-5-5-6-4-4698654-2-3-1321221033
Sunrise
11:14
11:14
11:14
11:12
11:12
11:11
Sunset
3:04
3:06
3:07
3:07
3:10
3:11

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

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° C
-
83
Severe gales from the SW
(83 kph at 233).
119
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
-
61
Near gales from the S
(61 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
81
Severe gales from the S
(81 kph at 185).
94
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 200).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours 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.