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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, stormy winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, gales from the E by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
50
SE
65
SE
90
ESE
45
SE
30
ESE
55
ENE
40
E
40
E
35
SE
50
ESE
35
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
50
E
 cm 
1
2
7
6
7
2
1
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-15
-15
-13
-9
-7
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
min°C
-15
-15
-16
-11
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
chill°C 
-15
-24
-23
-23
-20
-23
-20
-21
-22
-19
-18
-19
-19
-18
-16
-15
-17
-18
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
100
600
450
650
350
350
350
600
350
600
650
400
400
500
350
Cloud base (m)
5350
800
850
2100
1350
1250
1200
1250
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-15-10-8-9-9-10-10-9-8-9-8-8-9-8-8-8-14-13-12-8-5-6-6-7-8-7-5-7-5-5-7-7-6-7-10-8-7-11-10-1-2-11-111-1-10-1
Sunrise
10:27
10:30
10:33
10:37
10:40
10:42
Sunset
3:26
3:25
3:22
3:21
3:18
3:17

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, stormy winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, gales from the E by Thu 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
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 346).
9
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 76 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 96).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-

* 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.