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IcBárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 11 pm Wed 15 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, stormy winds from the SE by Thu night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the S by Sun morning).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
75
SW
75
SSW
80
SW
5
NW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
ESE
40
SSE
65
S
20
SSE
25
E
5
W
5
SSE
10
ENE
20
NNE
25
NE
10
W
30
WSW
30
SW
45
SSW
55
SSW
75
S
75
SSE
85
SSE
85
SE
65
SSW
45
WSW
40
SSW
65
SW
70
SW
95
SW
95
S
80
SW
50
W
85
SW
90
WSW
T iceland.wind.3.cc23
T iceland.wind.18.cc23
T iceland.wind.42.cc23
T iceland.wind.66.cc23
T iceland.wind.90.cc23
T iceland.wind.114.cc23
T iceland.wind.138.cc23
T iceland.wind.162.cc23
T iceland.wind.186.cc23
T iceland.wind.210.cc23
T iceland.wind.234.cc23
T iceland.wind.258.cc23
T iceland.wind.282.cc23
 cm 
2.0
4
1.0
1.0
20
3
3
3
7
2.0
1.0
1.0
5
2.0
6
27
5
2.0
2.0
5
7
15
17
10
13
16
13
 mm 
max°C
-3
-4
-7
-9
-12
-10
-10
-9
-6
-7
-9
-10
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-8
-7
-15
-16
-15
-14
-14
-13
-9
-13
-11
-15
-13
min°C
-6
-4
-9
-13
-13
-11
-10
-10
-7
-9
-9
-10
-10
-7
-9
-10
-8
-8
-8
-6
-5
-7
-8
-8
-16
-17
-17
-17
-15
-14
-15
-9
-14
-16
-15
-16
chill°C 
-18
-15
-20
-22
-23
-21
-16
-21
-19
-18
-18
-10
-13
-12
-18
-19
-13
-17
-17
-16
-15
-19
-21
-22
-31
-33
-30
-29
-30
-29
-32
-24
-29
-30
-32
-33
Freezing level (m
1000
1250
750
50
0
0
0
0
650
600
100
0
0
550
300
0
0
500
0
750
750
750
650
800
900
0
0
0
0
50
0
450
150
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
1250
700
750
1550
750
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
1600
850
800
800
800
750
1350
1300
1150
1200
1200
1250
1200
1200
1200
1400
1200
1250
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-8-11-13-11-10-10-7-8-9-10-9-7-9-10-8-8-7-6-5-6-7-8-12-16-17-16-15-14-14-9-14-14-15-15-3-1-6-10-11-9-10-10-5-7-8-10-7-6-8-10-6-6-6-5-4-5-5-5-8-13-13-13-11-10-10-6-10-10-11-11450-4-6-5-5-51-1-2-4-3-1-2-5-20-122212-2-6-7-7-4-3-41-3-3-4-4
Sunrise
10:40
10:37
10:34
10:32
10:30
10:26
10:23
10:21
10:18
10:15
10:11
10:08
Sunset
3:59
4:01
4:06
4:08
4:12
4:15
4:19
4:22
4:25
4:29
4:32
4:36

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -13°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, stormy winds from the SE 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
7° C
-
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 222).
69
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP361
122 km ESE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skógarnes
158 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 166).
26
SHIP2573
122 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4696
122 km ESE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP6512
122 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4867
122 km ESE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
SHIP750
122 km ESE
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.