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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 07 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, severe gales from the NE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
45
ENE
45
E
40
ENE
45
E
40
E
45
ENE
65
ENE
70
NE
60
NE
35
ENE
35
E
65
E
10
SSE
25
ENE
50
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
 cm 
3
2
2
3
2
 mm 
3
0.4
max°C
1
0
0
0
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
1
4
2
1
1
1
0
-2
0
min°C
0
0
0
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
2
0
1
1
-1
-3
-3
-3
chill°C 
-8
-8
-7
-9
-10
-9
-12
-12
-12
-11
-8
-6
-2
-5
-7
-5
-7
-7
-7
Freezing level (m
600
550
550
450
250
350
200
150
200
200
350
850
650
600
600
750
500
50
300
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
650
700
700
700
650
700
650
1250
1300
1300
1250
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-8-8-7-9-9-9-8-6-4-7-8-9-8-9-10-8-5-6-6-6-7-6-8-8-7-7-5-2-5-5-6-6-7-8-7100-1-2-1-2-2-2-2031110-2-3-2
Sunrise
10:52
10:55
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:03
Sunset
3:10
3:07
3:07
3:06
3:04
3:03

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, severe gales from the NE by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

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.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 244 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 350 to 070 degs)
(15 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Skógarnes
158 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 50).
57
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
Dry
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 76).
37
SHIP9645
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3890
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5704
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2323
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours 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.