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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu afternoon, near gales from the E by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
45
E
45
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
40
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
15
SE
 cm 
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-12
-9
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
min°C
-13
-11
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
chill°C 
-20
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-16
-14
-14
-14
-14
Freezing level (m
0
0
200
250
400
650
600
800
500
550
500
450
600
500
200
500
550
Cloud base (m)
750
1550
1600
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-10-9-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-7-8-8-7-7-11-10-8-7-6-5-5-5-6-6-7-6-5-6-7-5-6-6-4-2-2-121100-1010-201
Sunrise
10:45
10:48
10:49
10:52
10:55
Sunset
3:17
3:15
3:12
3:11
3:10
3:07

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu afternoon, near gales from the E by Sun morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE 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.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 305).
41
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: sky obscured
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 84).
41
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
2.5 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 16).
0

* 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.