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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 19 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, stormy winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
30
SE
10
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
30
SSE
60
SSW
60
SW
60
SSW
90
SSW
95
SSW
90
SSW
 cm 
1
1
2
1
3
7
7
3
3
6
12
8
 mm 
max°C
-7
-5
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-9
-10
-2
-1
-1
-2
min°C
-8
-6
-5
-4
-3
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-7
-10
-11
-8
-1
-1
-7
chill°C 
-14
-14
-14
-13
-10
-9
-12
-14
-15
-15
-19
-22
-24
-19
-12
-12
-18
Freezing level (m
300
900
1200
1350
1400
1050
1150
350
1050
1250
1100
700
250
800
1350
1800
1250
Cloud base (m)
6050
700
750
700
750
800
800
800
750
700
700
750
800
800
800
750
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-5-4-3-4-5-6-5-5-6-10-11-5-1-1-5-6-4-2-1-1-2-3-5-3-2-3-6-8-4-11-2-125563304431-22674
Sunrise
11:11
11:12
11:12
11:12
11:14
Sunset
3:02
3:02
3:03
3:03
3:03
3:04

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Mon morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, stormy winds from the SSW 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
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
54 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 333 degs) was rejected.
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 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
Mid: scattered
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 86).
50
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
54 minutes 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.