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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
30
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
WNW
5
SW
15
S
50
SSE
35
S
40
S
45
S
45
SSE
50
S
30
SE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
E
 cm 
2
5
4
9
9
6
1
 mm 
max°C
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-6
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
min°C
-10
-12
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
chill°C 
-19
-20
-18
-13
-17
-16
-19
-19
-20
-21
-20
-20
-22
-21
-16
-15
-16
Freezing level (m
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
650
400
550
450
550
200
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1250
1250
1250
2750
1600
1450
1350
1300
1250
1200
1350
1200
4950
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-12-12-13-13-12-12-8-9-10-9-9-10-11-11-11-11-8-10-11-11-11-10-10-5-6-7-6-6-6-8-9-9-9-2-4-6-6-6-5-510-1110-2-4-4-4
Sunrise
11:06
11:07
11:08
11:10
11:11
Sunset
3:03
3:03
3:02
3:02
3:02
3:02

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the SE by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri 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
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 305).
7
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 187).
13
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
41 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.