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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
70
SSE
65
SSE
80
SE
30
SE
50
S
50
S
25
SSE
20
SE
35
ESE
60
ESE
70
ESE
80
ESE
85
ESE
75
ESE
80
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
20
ESE
1
4
10
6
5
3
3
1
19
5
2
max °C
-7
-7
-6
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-6
-5
-4
-6
-6
-7
-5
-7
-8
-9
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-9
-6
-5
-7
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-10
-20
-20
-18
-18
-22
-21
-19
-17
-18
-17
-16
-20
-21
-20
-18
-19
-19
-18
800
950
950
500
450
350
0
0
300
750
1150
950
800
650
650
350
200
0
Cloud base (m)
800
700
700
1400
1400
800
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-7-9-10-10-10-10-8-6-5-7-7-7-6-8-8-10-4-4-5-6-7-7-7-7-6-4-3-3-5-5-5-7-8-93320-1-1-2-30244211-1-3-5
Sunrise
10:34
10:32
10:30
10:26
10:23
10:21
Sunset
4:06
4:08
4:12
4:15
4:19
4:22

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Fri 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
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 160 to 280 degs)
(7 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 90).
72
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
49 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m 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.