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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 22 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 28mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
mod rain
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
mod. rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
35
SE
30
S
30
SSE
25
WSW
50
SSW
65
SSW
70
SSW
65
SSW
75
SSW
45
S
60
S
55
S
60
WSW
65
WSW
20
SW
15
S
25
SSW
15
S
2
1
9
1
1
0.7
5
18
1.2
1.9
0.3
0.3
6
max °C
4
4
2
-2
2
4
7
9
8
5
6
5
-2
-2
2
3
5
3
min °C
3
3
-2
-2
0
3
5
8
5
4
5
-3
-3
-2
-1
3
4
1
-3
-2
-9
-8
-8
-5
-2
2
-1
-2
-1
-12
-13
-12
-8
0
0
-3
1100
1100
850
150
550
1200
1350
2200
2750
1250
1400
1350
0
0
0
2500
2700
1900
Cloud base (m)
750
750
1450
800
800
800
800
800
800
750
800
850
900
9450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-9-11-8-4-220-1-2-9-12-9-422-1-2-3-6-8-6-3-131-2-1-5-9-9-3331440-214697561-3-21352
Sunrise
11:12
11:12
11:14
11:14
11:14
11:12
Sunset
3:03
3:03
3:04
3:06
3:07
3:07

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 28mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SSW by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Fri 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
-
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 76).
50
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
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 120 to 200 degs)
(6 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Húsavík Airport
148 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 210 degs)
(13 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 87).
31
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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.