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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun night, moderate winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
 km/h
20
ESE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
10
N
10
W
25
WSW
25
S
55
SSE
80
SSE
100
ESE
45
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ENE
50
ENE
60
E
 cm 
3
4
1
3
5
9
3
1
1
7
5
 mm 
max°C
-12
-12
-13
-15
-17
-16
-15
-14
-12
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-7
-8
-6
min°C
-13
-13
-15
-16
-17
-18
-15
-14
-14
-11
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
chill°C 
-22
-25
-28
-27
-28
-25
-22
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-19
-21
-19
-21
-19
-20
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
650
600
650
500
200
300
550
900
Cloud base (m)
1350
1200
1200
700
750
800
5900
800
1450
1550
700
650
1200
1200
1300
700
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-14-16-17-17-15-14-13-11-9-9-8-9-9-8-8-7-11-12-13-15-16-17-14-12-11-7-6-5-6-6-8-7-6-5-6-7-9-10-11-13-10-6-5-11210-2-2-12
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 decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the ESE on Sun night, moderate winds from the ESE 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.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
59
Near gales from the ENE
(59 kph at 67).
85
98 km S
120m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
4 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 350 to 060 degs)
(19 kph at 20).
7.0 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
4 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
hy2b344E64N
154 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the ENE
(64 kph at 72).
- km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (41 kph from 86 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast

* 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.