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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Tue night, moderate winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
40
E
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
45
E
70
ENE
75
NE
65
NE
30
ENE
30
E
40
E
35
SSE
25
ENE
35
SSE
20
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
 cm 
3
2
2
1
1
 mm 
2
1.5
4
max°C
1
1
0
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
1
5
5
3
1
0
-1
-2
-2
min°C
0
0
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
2
0
1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-3
chill°C 
-7
-7
-9
-7
-8
-12
-12
-12
-10
-7
-5
-3
-4
-9
-7
-5
-5
-7
Freezing level (m
600
600
400
550
450
100
300
200
350
450
800
850
650
700
100
200
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
700
700
650
650
700
700
1350
700
750
700
700
1900
6000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-8-8-6-4-6-7-9-9-8-9-10-5-5-6-6-6-8-7-7-7-6-2-4-5-6-6-6-6-711-100-2-2-2-214320-2-2-2-3
Sunrise
10:52
10:55
10:56
10:59
11:00
11:03
Sunset
3:10
3:07
3:07
3:06
3:04
3:03

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Tue night, moderate winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat 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
6° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 58).
50
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 030 to 100 degs)
(11 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Skógarnes
158 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 57).
50
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
56 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 35).
0
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 84).
37
SHIP3988
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2560
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5209
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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.