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IcBárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 11pm Thu 26 Jan Local Time
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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

(Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

(Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the S by Sat morning).

(Days 10-12):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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clear
cloudy
moderate snow
light snow
partially cloudy
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light snow
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snow showers
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Wind km/h
85
SW
95
WSW
95
WSW
75
W
65
SW
65
SW
45
WSW
30
W
25
NNW
20
WNW
15
SW
50
SSE
40
SSW
25
ESE
55
NNE
50
N
5
SW
25
SW
60
SSW
75
SW
75
SW
80
SSW
65
WSW
80
WSW
90
WSW
105
S
90
S
80
SW
75
SSW
65
SSW
45
WSW
50
SW
65
SW
90
SSW
55
SW
50
SW
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Snow
 cm
12 7 7 4 4 8 6 2 3 1 - 1 5 1 8 8 - - 10 3 - 17 4 6 10 10 23 15 6 3 6 3 3 16 1 1
Rain
 mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Max °C
-3 -15 -13 -9 -7 -5 -9 -14 -14 -14 -12 -10 -9 -14 -14 -16 -15 -12 -3 -4 -5 -3 -13 -17 -11 -7 -4 -10 -13 -13 -15 -17 -16 -12 -12 -10
Min °C
-15 -16 -15 -12 -8 -7 -13 -14 -15 -15 -13 -11 -14 -14 -15 -18 -17 -13 -10 -5 -6 -5 -16 -17 -17 -8 -4 -15 -14 -14 -17 -17 -16 -15 -13 -11
 Feels °C
-21 -38 -34 -25 -22 -20 -24 -23 -24 -23 -19 -27 -23 -22 -28 -30 -23 -22 -19 -22 -22 -21 -29 -36 -31 -28 -24 -31 -32 -29 -25 -30 -32 -33 -26 -23
 Freezing Level m
550 0 0 0 550 1100 200 0 0 0 0 50 150 0 0 0 0 0 400 1400 800 1350 0 0 0 600 1300 0 0 100 0 0 0 150 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
-3-15-13-9-7-5-9-14-14-14-12-10-9-14-14-16-15-12-3-4-5-3-13-17-11-7-4-10-13-13-15-17-16-12-12-10-1-11-11-8-5-2-6-11-10-12-10-8-7-11-11-14-13-11-1-1-40-10-12-8-50-6-9-9-11-13-12-9-9-86-5-4-1141-4-4-7-5-3-1-5-5-7-9-56626-3-5-2161-2-3-4-6-5-2-3-2
Sunrise
- 10:08 - - 10:06 - - 10:03 - - 10:00 - - 9:56 - - 9:53 - - 9:51 - - 9:48 - - 9:44 - - 9:41 - - 9:37 - - 9:34 -
Sunset
- - 4:36 - - 4:39 - - 4:43 - - 4:46 - - 4:50 - - 4:52 - - 4:57 - - 5:00 - - 5:04 - - 5:07 - - 5:10 - - 5:14

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the S by Sat 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
Veidivatnahraun
54 km SW
648m alt.
2 hours ago
3.3° C
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
3.8° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 220).
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
5.8° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 210).
120 km NW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9.0° C
partially cloudy
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
50 km
SHIP6950
122 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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.