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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 12 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, stormy winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
65
NNE
60
NNE
40
NNE
25
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
NNW
5
W
10
NW
5
SSE
15
S
55
SSE
6
5
5
max °C
-14
-14
-15
-16
-17
-15
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-13
-12
-9
-7
min °C
-15
-14
-17
-17
-18
-17
-14
-14
-13
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-12
-11
-8
-30
-28
-29
-25
-18
-17
-22
-19
-17
-19
-16
-14
-14
-18
-22
-12
-18
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
1400
1250
1600
1200
700
750
750
800
800
1500
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-14-16-17-18-16-14-14-13-14-13-14-14-13-14-12-10-8-13-12-14-16-17-15-14-13-13-13-12-14-13-12-12-10-8-6-7-6-9-10-12-11-9-9-9-8-8-9-9-8-8-7-31
Sunrise
10:49
10:48
10:45
10:42
10:40
10:37
Sunset
3:47
3:49
3:52
3:56
3:59
4:01

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, stormy winds from the SSE by Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
135
Extremely windy from the NNW
(135 kph at 340).
170
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
-
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 350).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 345).
35
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 10).
2.5 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
32 minutes 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.