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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 14 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
E
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
35
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
5
NE
15
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
50
SSE
45
SSE
50
SE
60
SE
55
SSE
40
SE
2
3
1
1
2
5
4
2
1
max °C
-12
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-8
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
min °C
-12
-12
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-20
-19
-17
-18
-21
-19
-17
-18
-17
-14
-16
-17
-19
-17
-18
-18
-18
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
450
550
600
900
900
1050
950
950
Cloud base (m)
1550
1200
1200
700
700
750
750
800
800
800
850
800
800
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-10-10-11-11-10-10-9-8-7-7-8-7-7-7-7-6-12-10-9-9-9-10-9-9-7-6-6-6-5-4-4-3-4-4-7-5-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-2-1-1123332
Sunrise
10:45
10:42
10:40
10:37
10:34
10:32
Sunset
3:52
3:56
3:59
4:01
4:06
4:08

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, gales from the SE by Sun 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.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 77).
41
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 34).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
4 hours 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.