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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 10 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Wed morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
75
ENE
55
NE
35
ENE
50
E
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
NE
10
ESE
15
ENE
30
SSW
10
E
15
NE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
 cm 
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
 mm 
4
2
18
max°C
-1
-1
1
3
2
3
1
0
2
1
0
0
-1
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
min°C
-2
-1
-1
2
0
2
0
0
1
1
-3
-1
-2
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
chill°C 
-12
-10
-9
-5
-8
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-7
-4
-7
-9
-10
-8
-9
-12
Freezing level (m
300
350
350
850
850
950
700
450
750
650
100
450
300
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
650
700
700
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1600
1200
1200
1250
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-6-4-8-8-9-9-8-7-8-9-11-11-10-11-12-12-7-7-5-3-5-4-6-6-5-5-6-6-8-10-9-10-10-10-2-103131021-2-1-2-5-5-5-5-5
Sunrise
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:03
11:04
11:06
Sunset
3:07
3:06
3:04
3:03
3:03
3:03

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 25mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Wed morning, moderate winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Sun 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
7° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 354).
43
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB344E64N
142 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the NE
(78 kph at 40).
- km
Húsavík Airport
148 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Drizzle
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
ASCATB345E64N
158 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the NE
(76 kph at 40).
- km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
59
Near gales from the ENE
(59 kph at 76).
85
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Drizzle
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 55).
45

* 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.