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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, strong winds from the E by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
 km/h
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
40
E
45
E
60
E
55
E
70
E
70
E
65
E
65
E
75
ENE
55
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
 cm 
1
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
4
2
2
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-10
-13
-13
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-10
-11
-12
min°C
-12
-13
-14
-13
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-11
-11
-12
chill°C 
-17
-20
-23
-24
-21
-20
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-21
-21
-19
-19
-21
-23
-22
-23
Freezing level (m
100
0
0
0
50
0
150
100
200
750
700
800
600
500
550
500
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
1950
1500
750
750
750
750
750
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
700
750
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-13-14-12-11-11-10-9-9-8-9-8-8-7-7-8-11-11-12-9-12-12-10-9-9-8-8-8-6-5-5-6-6-6-7-10-11-11-4-7-7-5-3-3-3-3-3122100-1-4-6-6
Sunrise
10:40
10:42
10:45
10:48
10:49
10:52
Sunset
3:18
3:17
3:15
3:12
3:11
3:10

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, strong winds from the E by Fri morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon 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.
57 minutes ago
2° C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 322).
17
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
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
2 hours ago
-
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.
57 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 73).
22
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours 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.