Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1250
700
1300
700
700
1150
1150
1300
1250
1300
800
800
800
850
4250
800
800
km/h
50
SSW
35
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
25
SSW
80
SSE
60
SE
55
WNW
55
NNW
25
WNW
45
WSW
55
SW
55
WSW
45
W
30
SW
50
SSW
85
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
1
14
8
12
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-6
-7
-5
-2
-6
-6
-12
-11
-7
-6
-6
-4
-1
0
1
min °C
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-2
-7
-12
-12
-11
-10
-6
-6
-6
-2
-1
0
 chill °C
-16
-16
-11
-12
-16
-13
-16
-25
-25
-20
-20
-17
-17
-16
-9
-9
-9
Freezing level m
1100
1000
950
1000
550
1000
1050
650
0
0
700
800
850
900
1100
1350
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-7-7-7-2-7-9-12-11-9-6-6-5-2-11-3-3-4-4-50-4-7-11-10-6-4-4-4-2-104333153-1-6-40233346
Sunrise
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
Sunset
5:59
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:40
—

Loading...

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the SSW by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
ASCATB344E64N
141 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB344E63N
143 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATB343E63N
144 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
157 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB342E63N
157 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 170).
- 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.