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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
SW
20
E
40
ENE
45
NE
45
NNE
35
NNE
15
NNE
10
WSW
35
WSW
55
SSW
25
SSE
55
SSE
85
SE
45
ESE
70
E
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
N
25
SSW
 cm 
2
4
2
1
6
1
2
7
3
3
4
 mm 
max°C
-13
-12
-13
-13
-15
-16
-16
-15
-14
-12
-10
-9
-7
-7
-7
-9
-10
-9
-10
min°C
-14
-13
-13
-15
-16
-16
-18
-16
-15
-13
-11
-10
-9
-7
-8
-11
-11
-9
-11
chill°C 
-18
-21
-25
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-20
-22
-22
-17
-20
-16
-16
-12
-21
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
600
750
650
350
0
250
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
1750
1200
1200
700
750
800
5650
800
750
1600
650
1200
1200
1200
1300
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-13-13-14-16-16-17-16-15-13-11-10-8-7-8-10-11-9-11-12-11-13-13-15-16-17-15-12-9-8-6-6-5-5-8-10-7-8-7-6-8-9-10-10-13-10-6-3-31121-2-5-1-3
Sunrise
10:22
10:25
10:27
10:30
10:33
10:37
Sunset
3:32
3:29
3:26
3:25
3:22
3:21

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue 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.
52 minutes ago
-1° C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 297).
20
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
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.
52 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 76).
35
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m 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.