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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 25 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
30
S
25
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
5
S
15
E
50
ENE
70
NE
65
NNE
60
NNE
50
NNE
30
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SE
30
E
40
ENE
 cm 
5
7
19
5
2
2
3
 mm 
1.7
2
max°C
3
4
-2
-2
-5
-4
-4
-2
-3
-7
-10
-11
-14
-11
-6
-3
-4
-1
min°C
1
1
-4
-3
-5
-6
-6
-3
-7
-9
-10
-12
-14
-13
-10
-5
-5
-6
chill°C 
-5
-2
-9
-7
-8
-15
-16
-14
-18
-21
-22
-19
-20
-18
-15
-10
-13
-15
Freezing level (m
650
1100
0
200
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1550
700
750
700
1350
1150
1150
1200
1200
700
750
800
800
3900
800
1850
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-11-12-12-11-10-11-13-15-17-17-18-16-14-12-12-10-4-4-9-9-10-10-9-8-11-14-16-17-18-16-13-10-10-923-3-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-10-12-14-12-8-4-5-4
Sunrise
10:15
10:18
10:22
10:25
10:27
10:30
Sunset
3:37
3:33
3:32
3:29
3:26
3:25

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Light rain (total 4mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 123).
7
98 km S
120m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
4 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
4 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
4 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: overcast
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 294 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
4 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.