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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 15mm) 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 Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Fri night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
65
ENE
70
ENE
60
ENE
30
ENE
45
E
25
SSE
35
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
E
5
WNW
10
SSE
45
SSW
60
S
55
SSW
10
NNE
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
 cm 
1
2
1
4
4
2
7
6
2
 mm 
2
3
10
1.9
max°C
0
-1
-1
0
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
-1
-2
0
-2
min°C
-3
-2
-1
-1
2
-1
1
1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
1
-5
-4
-1
-4
chill°C 
-14
-12
-10
-8
-5
-8
-6
-4
-7
-6
-4
-5
-9
-9
-7
-5
-9
-6
-8
Freezing level (m
350
300
350
300
800
950
950
650
650
700
700
350
550
500
650
250
0
400
100
Cloud base (m)
700
650
700
700
1200
1200
1300
1200
1250
1200
1200
1200
1300
1200
1250
1200
1250
1200
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-7-5-8-8-8-9-8-8-8-9-9-9-10-11-10-11-7-7-6-6-3-5-5-5-6-5-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-7-9-2-2-1-13122110-1-111-3-3-1-3
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: Mild with moderate rain (total 15mm) 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 Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle on Fri night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun morning, calm 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
6° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 309).
46
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.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: 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.
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
100
Stormy winds from the E
(100 kph at 89).
156
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
42 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
53 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 45).
34

* 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.