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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE by Tue night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
70
SSE
70
SE
40
SSW
40
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SE
30
SE
20
ENE
10
W
10
SW
30
SSE
65
SE
60
SSE
40
SE
 cm 
10
9
18
1
5
1
3
1
10
1
5
8
11
 mm 
max°C
-7
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-11
-14
-13
-9
-8
-9
-8
min°C
-9
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-13
-14
-14
-12
-9
-9
-9
chill°C 
-22
-19
-19
-18
-12
-16
-21
-21
-21
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
Freezing level (m
600
950
950
650
150
250
200
150
0
150
100
0
0
0
0
700
800
550
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
4900
1200
1200
1250
1800
1200
1200
1200
1400
1200
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-7-8-8-9-11-11-12-11-11-12-14-14-11-9-9-9-5-4-4-6-8-7-8-8-10-8-8-11-13-12-9-6-6-62320-3-2-2-3-5-2-2-5-8-8-3021
Sunrise
11:00
11:03
11:04
11:06
11:07
11:08
Sunset
3:04
3:03
3:03
3:03
3:02
3:02

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the ESE 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.
46 minutes ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 91 degs) was rejected.
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
rain showers
No report.
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
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.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 61).
30
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
rain showers
Shower heavy rain shower.
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 130).
4.2 km
Mid: few
High: broken
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.