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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, near gales from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the ENE by Thu night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
E
40
E
40
E
30
ENE
20
E
25
E
35
E
40
E
80
ENE
 cm 
1
5
 mm 
13
max°C
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
-3
-5
-6
-4
-4
3
min°C
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
-3
-4
-5
-7
-5
-4
-4
chill°C 
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-10
-11
-12
-15
-13
-13
-15
Freezing level (m
600
800
700
600
650
650
500
550
600
550
700
500
50
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-10-11-12-11-10-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5-5-7-9-10-11-10-9-712111100111-1-4-5-7-5-4-1
Sunrise
10:48
10:49
10:52
10:55
10:56
10:59
Sunset
3:12
3:11
3:10
3:07
3:07
3:06

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, near gales from the ENE by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the ENE by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
63
Gales from the ENE
(63 kph at 74).
76
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
-
9
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 350 to 060 degs)
(9 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 32).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
26

* 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.