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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, severe gales from the NE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, severe gales from the ESE by Sun night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
25
E
70
ENE
85
NE
65
NNE
65
NNE
25
NNE
5
NNW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SE
45
SE
75
ESE
80
ESE
75
E
60
E
 cm 
6
13
2
2
2
5
2
4
5
 mm 
max°C
-9
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-15
-17
-17
-15
-15
-15
-14
-12
-7
-7
-8
-9
min°C
-11
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-15
-17
-17
-18
-16
-15
-15
-15
-12
-10
-8
-9
-10
chill°C 
-20
-20
-19
-19
-21
-26
-32
-32
-33
-28
-20
-24
-24
-23
-24
-23
-20
-22
-24
Freezing level (m
100
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
700
400
300
Cloud base (m)
700
700
1400
1350
1400
1150
1200
1200
700
750
5850
4350
800
800
750
650
1200
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-12-12-13-12-12-14-16-17-18-16-15-15-15-12-9-8-9-10-8-9-10-11-11-11-12-15-16-17-15-14-14-13-10-7-5-7-7-2-3-5-5-5-7-7-10-10-12-11-8-9-8-5-11-1-2
Sunrise
10:18
10:22
10:25
10:27
10:30
10:33
Sunset
3:33
3:32
3:29
3:26
3:25
3:22

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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 well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, severe gales from the NE by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, severe gales from the ESE 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 6).
24
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
2.4 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Skógarnes
158 km SW
59m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 78).
6
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 115).
6
SHIP7485
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7540
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1831
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5711
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 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.