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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
80
ESE
45
SE
90
SE
80
SSE
75
SSE
60
SSW
50
SW
15
S
35
S
75
WSW
25
WSW
10
SE
0
ESE
15
W
30
W
30
SW
20
S
25
SE
 cm 
5
4
17
7
13
15
1
1
21
8
1
2
 mm 
max°C
-4
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-5
-6
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-9
min°C
-4
-10
-10
-9
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-13
-11
-11
-11
chill°C 
-16
-22
-23
-22
-20
-21
-18
-13
-22
-25
-20
-15
-12
-23
-23
-20
-19
-20
Freezing level (m
900
900
750
550
950
900
750
550
600
350
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1400
1450
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1250
1200
5000
1250
1200
1500
1950
1400
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-9-9-9-7-8-7-6-8-11-11-11-12-13-13-11-11-10-2-5-6-5-4-4-5-4-5-7-10-9-12-12-11-9-9-8311133111-1-4-3-7-7-6-3-4-3
Sunrise
10:59
11:00
11:03
11:04
11:06
11:07
Sunset
3:06
3:04
3:03
3:03
3:03
3:02

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales 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.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 79).
31
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
cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
rain showers
Shower moderate rain shower.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
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.
1 hour ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 76).
48
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Drizzle
22
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 220 degs)
(22 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry

* 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.