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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 08 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
40
ENE
30
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
45
NNE
60
NNE
25
N
30
NW
25
NW
15
SSW
4
2
3
max °C
-15
-15
-17
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-18
-16
-13
-12
min °C
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-17
-15
-12
-28
-27
-26
-24
-17
-21
-17
-25
-28
-31
-31
-34
-35
-32
-28
-25
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
800
1850
2050
750
750
700
700
700
750
5200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-16-17-17-17-17-17-18-19-19-19-19-19-19-17-14-12-13-14-15-13-14-14-14-15-17-17-17-16-16-18-15-12-11-8-8-9-8-10-10-10-11-12-11-12-11-10-12-11-8-7
Sunrise
10:56
10:53
10:52
10:49
10:48
Sunset
3:34
3:37
3:41
3:44
3:47
3:49

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 301).
28
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB344E64N
134 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the NE
(70 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB343E63N
136 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the NE
(78 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATB344E63N
147 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the NE
(77 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATB342E63N
152 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the NE
(76 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB345E64N
156 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NE
(58 kph at 43).
- km

* 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.