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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Fri night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Tue night).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
 km/h
40
SE
40
S
30
SW
5
S
10
S
25
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
30
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
 cm 
5
2
1
3
2
3
 mm 
8
9
max°C
3
4
1
-2
1
-2
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
0
0
min°C
3
1
-1
-4
-2
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
-1
-1
chill°C 
-4
-7
-5
-7
-5
-10
-7
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-5
-7
Freezing level (m
950
1000
700
100
450
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
350
500
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1200
6050
2150
1200
1400
5400
4700
1750
1250
1250
1250
1200
1250
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-8-8-9-12-12-12-12-11-12-12-12-11-10-9-9-4-4-6-8-6-9-9-10-10-9-10-10-10-9-8-7-7330-3-1-3-4-5-4-4-5-5-5-4-3-1-1
Sunrise
11:03
11:04
11:06
11:07
11:08
Sunset
3:04
3:03
3:03
3:03
3:02
3:02

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mild with moderate rain (total 17mm) on Fri night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Tue 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.
59 minutes ago
5° C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 154 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
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 224).
30
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 120 to 280 degs)
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.

* 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.