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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 07 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, severe gales from the SE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
E
30
ESE
75
E
50
ENE
40
ENE
45
E
30
ENE
15
ENE
5
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
S
65
SE
50
SE
55
SE
80
SE
45
SE
40
SSE
4
1
4
1
4
3
1
1
max °C
-17
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-12
-10
-8
-8
-7
-6
-5
min °C
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-15
-12
-9
-9
-8
-6
-6
-30
-29
-31
-30
-29
-28
-28
-24
-22
-25
-25
-23
-26
-20
-21
-21
-16
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
600
700
900
1100
Cloud base (m)
800
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
4050
800
2350
1650
750
1300
700
700
700
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-17-16-16-16-15-16-17-17-16-16-14-11-9-9-8-6-6-16-15-13-13-13-13-13-14-13-13-13-11-8-6-6-5-3-3-10-9-6-7-7-7-8-8-9-8-8-5-201233
Sunrise
11:00
10:57
10:56
10:53
10:52
10:49
Sunset
3:32
3:34
3:37
3:41
3:44
3:47

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, severe gales from the SE by Mon morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 340).
41
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
0.0 km
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
-
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
41
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.