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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Mon night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
25
SSW
40
SSW
35
WSW
35
SW
 cm 
1
2
 mm 
1.3
4
max°C
-2
2
4
0
-1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
2
5
0
0
min°C
-3
0
2
0
-2
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
-3
3
-1
-1
chill°C 
-8
-7
-2
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
-4
-3
-7
-7
-11
-8
-4
-8
-8
Freezing level (m
0
450
1150
500
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
950
500
450
Cloud base (m)
800
850
800
750
750
750
1300
2200
3950
800
800
5300
1350
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-5-9-10-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-9-7-5-10-10-7-5-3-6-7-9-9-9-9-8-8-9-9-9-6-3-7-7-3130-2-3-4-4-4-4-3-4-5-5-14-1-1
Sunrise
9:59
10:03
10:06
10:08
10:11
10:15
Sunset
3:49
3:48
3:45
3:41
3:38
3:37

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Mon 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
-1° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 338).
7
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
0.0 km
Skógarnes
158 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 76).
37
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
167 km WSW
120m alt.
31 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 97).
14
180 km SW
101m alt.
27 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 92).
31
SHIP2078
181 km SSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
SHIP6254
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4131
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4820
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.