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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

IcBárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11pm Mon 06 Dec Local Time
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Mountain icon 3 Bárðarbunga Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:
 

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

(Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

(Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

(Days 10-12):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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Wind km/h
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
10
E
0
SE
40
SE
60
SSE
85
SSE
50
S
30
SSW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
55
E
70
ENE
60
NE
40
NE
15
ENE
30
S
35
E
35
E
30
NE
20
NNW
10
SW
30
SSW
30
NE
30
NW
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Snow
 cm
5 2 1 - - - 2 - - 1 - - - 1 4 9 2 2 - - - - 1 7 8 4 1 1 - - 3 - - - 8 1
Rain
 mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Max °C
-11 -13 -14 -15 -14 -12 -9 -9 -9 -8 -9 -9 -5 -4 -6 -8 -11 -11 -13 -14 -14 -11 -11 -10 -10 -12 -13 -13 -12 -12 -13 -14 -14 -12 -12 -14
Min °C
-13 -14 -15 -16 -14 -13 -11 -9 -9 -9 -10 -9 -9 -5 -7 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -14 -14 -11 -11 -12 -12 -13 -13 -13 -13 -13 -15 -14 -14 -13 -14
 Chill °C
-11 -18 -21 -25 -21 -19 -19 -19 -18 -17 -12 -9 -16 -14 -19 -19 -21 -21 -24 -23 -23 -22 -23 -24 -24 -23 -20 -21 -23 -23 -24 -23 -21 -20 -22 -25
 Freezing Level m
150 0 0 0 0 0 200 400 300 350 50 100 800 800 950 700 250 300 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
-11-13-14-15-14-12-9-9-9-8-9-9-5-4-6-8-11-11-13-14-14-11-11-10-10-12-13-13-12-12-13-14-14-12-12-14-8-11-11-13-11-9-6-6-7-5-7-6-4-3-3-5-7-8-9-11-12-9-9-7-8-10-11-11-10-11-10-14-13-9-11-12-2-5-5-7-5-40-1-11-2-22232-1-1-2-5-6-4-4-1-2-4-5-5-5-6-5-9-8-3-5-7
Sunrise
- 10:49 - - 10:52 - - 10:55 - - 10:56 - - 10:59 - - 11:00 - - 11:03 - - 11:04 - - 11:06 - - 11:07 - - 11:08 - - 11:10 -
Sunset
- - 3:11 - - 3:10 - - 3:07 - - 3:07 - - 3:06 - - 3:04 - - 3:03 - - 3:03 - - 3:03 - - 3:02 - - 3:02 - - 3:02

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

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
Sandbudir
40 km NW
821m alt.
2 hours ago
-4.9° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
Jokulheimar
48 km SSW
727m alt.
2 hours ago
-3.6° C
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
2.6° C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
120 km NW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 270 degs)
(6 kph at 220).
50 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
SHIP2642
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.