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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 15 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the SE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
25
S
70
ESE
30
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
30
ESE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
20
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
 cm 
3
3
11
3
3
1
 mm 
max°C
-13
-12
-12
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-5
-5
-3
-2
min°C
-13
-12
-12
-12
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-5
-3
-3
chill°C 
-13
-16
-18
-20
-22
-19
-21
-20
-19
-14
-16
-14
-14
-9
-8
-13
-13
-12
-13
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
100
300
400
550
650
350
0
0
0
0
0
450
650
1200
1300
Cloud base (m)
1250
5200
1250
1200
1200
1200
1250
1250
1300
1650
1250
750
8150
6000
850
5850
800
4650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-12-12-11-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-8-6-5-3-3-11-10-10-9-8-8-7-6-6-7-8-9-9-8-6-5-4-2-2-6-5-5-4-3-2-1-11-2-3-4-4-3-20154
Sunrise
11:07
11:08
11:10
11:11
11:11
11:12
Sunset
3:02
3:02
3:02
3:02
3:02
3:03

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the SE by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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
0° C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 7).
17
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours 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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 3).
4
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.