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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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

Mild with heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Tue night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
heavy rain
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
50
ESE
50
SE
40
SE
50
SSW
30
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
40
SW
15
SW
25
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
30
SSW
35
SW
10
SE
35
E
10
E
20
NE
 cm 
3
1
4
5
2
2
 mm 
8
3
11
13
max°C
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
-3
-1
-4
-4
-1
-1
-1
0
-2
-1
-2
min°C
0
0
3
1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-5
-3
-5
-5
-3
-1
-2
-5
-2
-3
-3
chill°C 
-8
-8
-3
-7
-7
-3
-5
-8
-10
-8
-10
-10
-8
-8
-9
-10
-9
-7
-9
Freezing level (m
750
500
950
950
450
300
400
450
0
350
0
0
300
400
300
0
250
50
50
Cloud base (m)
1400
1200
1200
1200
1200
1250
1600
1200
1300
1350
1650
1300
1850
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-7-7-8-7-9-11-12-11-12-11-11-11-11-10-9-9-9-5-5-4-4-7-6-6-8-10-8-10-10-8-8-8-8-7-7-81132-1-1-1-1-4-2-5-5-2-1-2-3-2-2-3
Sunrise
11:00
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 heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S 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.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 102).
48
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 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
1 hour ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
39
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 020 to 140 degs)
(15 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
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.