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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Sun night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NE
10
E
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
70
ESE
40
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
20
NE
35
NNE
5
NW
 cm 
1
4
1
2
1
8
1
2
2
 mm 
5
4
max°C
-7
-8
-11
-11
-11
-8
-7
-1
0
2
2
2
-3
-2
-1
0
-2
min°C
-8
-10
-11
-12
-14
-10
-7
-7
0
1
1
-1
-4
-4
-1
-1
-2
chill°C 
-18
-20
-21
-20
-20
-15
-12
-14
-6
-6
-8
-6
-8
-9
-7
-8
-8
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
600
700
850
0
50
350
450
150
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
700
750
800
5850
850
2150
1550
1500
1200
1200
1250
1200
700
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-16-17-17-15-15-13-10-8-8-9-11-10-9-9-9-12-14-16-17-16-14-12-9-6-6-5-6-9-8-7-6-8-8-9-11-12-13-9-7-40221-4-3-1-1-2
Sunrise
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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 9mm) on Sun night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 500 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.
52 minutes ago
-1° C
-
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 327).
63
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 360 to 070 degs)
(22 kph at 50).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 82).
43
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 30).
1.3 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
38 minutes ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 58).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 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.