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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 25 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
50
S
35
W
45
W
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
0
ENE
10
SW
0
NNE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
4
0.1
0.1
0.2
max °C
5
-1
-3
2
2
1
3
3
4
3
0
0
1
0
-2
-2
0
-2
-2
min °C
4
-3
-3
-4
2
0
1
2
2
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
-3
-1
-2
-4
-3
-12
-12
-9
-3
-6
-4
-2
-1
-1
-4
-4
-2
-3
-6
-3
-4
-6
-4
1300
400
0
0
1350
1000
750
950
950
950
0
350
650
400
0
0
400
0
0
Cloud base (m)
800
850
850
9300
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
850
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-11-10-5-1-3-4-4-4-6-5-6-6-7-8-7-5-7-8-2-8-9-40-2-3-4-3-4-5-5-6-6-8-7-4-7-95-2-3-1212331-1-11-1-2-3-1-2-3
Sunrise
11:14
11:12
11:12
11:11
11:11
11:10
Sunset
3:07
3:07
3:10
3:11
3:12
3:15

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
53 minutes ago
7° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 132 degs) was rejected.
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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.
53 minutes ago
-
81
Severe gales from the S
(81 kph at 170).
104
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
180 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 0).
58
SHIP9631
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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.