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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
ESE
70
ESE
65
E
85
NE
80
NNE
65
NNE
60
NNE
35
NNE
15
NNE
5
E
10
SE
15
ESE
40
E
 cm 
2
2
1
6
7
20
5
5
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-9
-6
-6
-10
-11
-11
-9
-9
-10
-10
-12
-12
-14
-15
-17
-16
-15
-15
-13
min°C
-11
-7
-8
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-12
-13
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-15
-15
-15
chill°C 
-20
-17
-16
-22
-22
-15
-18
-26
-23
-27
-28
-29
-29
-26
-25
-22
-21
-24
-27
Freezing level (m
0
650
950
0
0
100
0
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4900
1650
700
750
750
700
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
750
750
750
800
5700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-7-7-11-12-12-11-10-10-11-13-13-15-16-17-17-15-15-14-9-4-5-8-9-10-9-10-9-9-11-11-14-17-18-16-14-14-14-422-3-3-4-5-6-4-4-5-5-9-11-13-12-9-9-10
Sunrise
10:15
10:18
10:22
10:25
10:27
10:30
Sunset
3:37
3:33
3:32
3:29
3:26
3:25

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the ESE by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NE on Thu night, calm by Sat 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
-2° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 346).
9
98 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m 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
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 71).
7
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
37 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 262).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-

* 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.