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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Thu night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
40
ENE
65
ENE
70
ENE
60
NE
30
ENE
50
E
20
SSE
35
SSE
20
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
 cm 
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
 mm 
1.7
1.9
7
max°C
0
-1
-1
-1
0
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
-1
-1
-3
0
min°C
0
-3
-2
-1
-2
2
-1
0
2
1
0
1
0
-3
-1
-3
-4
chill°C 
-8
-14
-12
-10
-9
-5
-8
-6
-3
-6
-6
-5
-3
-8
-6
-5
-8
Freezing level (m
550
350
300
300
250
800
1050
850
800
750
550
650
450
50
400
50
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
650
700
700
650
1200
1300
1200
1200
1250
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-8-8-7-4-8-8-8-8-8-7-8-9-9-10-11-6-7-7-7-6-3-5-5-5-5-6-5-6-7-6-8-80-2-2-1-131121110-2-1-3-2
Sunrise
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:03
11:04
Sunset
3:07
3:07
3:06
3:04
3:03
3:03

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mild with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Thu night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

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.
36 minutes ago
5° C
-
89
Stormy winds from the ENE
(89 kph at 59).
130
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
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 340 to 080 degs)
(11 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
10° C
No report.
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.
36 minutes ago
-
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 76).
70
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Drizzle
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour 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.