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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 24 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Mon night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
95
SW
105
SW
105
SW
85
SSW
85
SSW
80
SSW
75
WSW
80
W
30
WNW
30
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
25
NW
25
NW
25
W
50
WNW
15
3
1
3
max °C
0
1
2
0
-2
-3
-10
-9
-1
0
-1
-4
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
min °C
-2
1
0
-1
-3
-9
-11
-9
-7
-1
-2
-5
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-13
-9
-11
-11
-14
-22
-25
-23
-17
-8
-10
-14
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
1250
2300
2100
1350
1200
1200
0
0
0
1700
1550
650
800
600
0
550
400
600
Cloud base (m)
800
800
900
850
800
800
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:14
11:14
11:14
11:12
11:12
11:11
Sunset
3:04
3:06
3:07
3:07
3:10
3:11

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Mon 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.
57 minutes ago
7° C
-
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 203).
91
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
No report.
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 185).
65
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
167 km WSW
120m alt.
38 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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.