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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
5
S
10
SSE
15
E
30
ENE
45
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
10
ENE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SE
45
SE
55
E
50
ENE
20
ENE
 cm 
1
4
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-5
-5
-6
-8
-8
-10
-10
-11
-8
-5
-2
-2
1
2
1
0
0
min°C
-6
-6
-6
-8
-10
-10
-10
-13
-10
-6
-4
-2
0
0
0
0
-3
chill°C 
-8
-10
-12
-17
-21
-21
-20
-19
-16
-13
-10
-8
-5
-9
-9
-8
-8
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
500
700
550
550
250
Cloud base (m)
750
2100
1550
1200
1200
700
750
800
5050
800
750
1550
750
700
1200
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-13-14-14-16-16-17-16-15-13-11-10-9-9-8-10-11-11-11-13-14-15-16-17-14-12-10-8-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6-8-9-10-10-12-9-6-3-21110-2
Sunrise
10:22
10:25
10:27
10:30
10:33
Sunset
3:33
3:32
3:29
3:26
3:25
3:22

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Thu night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue 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
1° C
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 291).
19
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 340 to 050 degs)
(15 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 269).
6
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 74).
0

* 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.