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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, severe gales from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
NE
25
NE
10
E
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
40
SE
65
SE
65
ESE
65
ENE
50
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
E
15
S
 cm 
8
1
2
 mm 
max°C
-10
-11
-11
-10
-7
-5
0
1
1
0
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
2
min°C
-11
-11
-14
-10
-8
-8
-1
1
0
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
chill°C 
-21
-20
-20
-15
-14
-14
-9
-8
-8
-10
-4
-7
-8
-7
-8
-6
-5
-6
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
600
700
400
700
400
350
250
100
100
300
150
Cloud base (m)
700
750
800
6000
800
1400
1500
1450
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
700
700
700
700
6350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-17-16-15-14-10-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-15-16-17-14-13-12-7-5-6-7-6-7-8-8-7-8-7-6-11-11-13-10-8-7-111-11-1-2-2-2-2-20
Sunrise
10:25
10:27
10:30
10:33
10:37
10:40
Sunset
3:29
3:26
3:25
3:22
3:21
3:18

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, severe gales from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Wed 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.
39 minutes ago
-2° C
-
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 340).
69
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
-
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
39 minutes ago
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 350).
0.0 km
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.
39 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 349).
37
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 350).
4.5 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
55 minutes ago
Dry

* 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.