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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 10 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
55
NE
30
ENE
50
E
25
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
55
SE
30
SE
40
S
25
S
5
ESE
10
SE
10
E
25
NNE
10
N
10
NE
5
WNW
 cm 
1
1
4
1
2
1
2
 mm 
3
2
6
13
4
max°C
-1
0
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
2
-1
-1
-3
-2
-3
-1
-2
min°C
-1
-1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
chill°C 
-10
-9
-5
-7
-8
-7
-7
-4
-5
-2
-5
-7
-7
-9
-7
-5
-7
Freezing level (m
400
300
750
950
950
550
650
850
1000
800
200
400
0
200
0
200
150
Cloud base (m)
700
700
1200
1200
1200
1400
1250
1200
1200
1250
1250
1250
1850
1200
1200
1200
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-5-8-9-10-9-7-7-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-6-6-3-5-5-6-5-4-4-5-7-7-8-8-8-7-8-1-132211332-2-2-3-3-3-2-3
Sunrise
10:59
11:00
11:03
11:04
11:06
Sunset
3:07
3:06
3:04
3:03
3:03
3:03

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Heavy rain (total 29mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun 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.
42 minutes ago
3° C
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 229).
26
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
rain showers
No report.
13
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 040 degs)
(13 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 82).
67
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry

* 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.