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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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

Mild with heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
mod snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
mod. rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
50
E
25
SSE
60
ESE
50
SE
45
SE
40
S
35
SSW
10
ESE
15
SE
55
WSW
15
SSW
5
SE
5
E
0
W
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
 cm 
2
2
8
3
2
 mm 
5
2
8
4
11
8
0.9
max°C
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
-1
-3
-2
-6
-7
-5
-2
-3
-2
min°C
2
0
-1
0
2
2
0
0
0
-1
-5
-4
-7
-7
-7
-3
-4
-4
chill°C 
-5
-7
-9
-8
-5
-6
-5
-3
-8
-10
-9
-7
-7
-7
-12
-8
-8
-9
Freezing level (m
900
900
750
550
950
900
750
550
600
350
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1400
1450
1200
1200
1200
1200
1200
1250
1200
5000
1250
1200
1500
1950
1400
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-9-9-9-7-8-7-6-8-11-11-11-12-13-13-11-11-10-2-5-6-5-4-4-5-4-5-7-10-9-12-12-11-9-9-8311133111-1-4-3-7-7-6-3-4-3
Sunrise
10:59
11:00
11:03
11:04
11:06
11:07
Sunset
3:06
3:04
3:03
3:03
3:03
3:02

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Mild with heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon 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.
49 minutes ago
5° C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 95).
20
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
7° C
light rain
No report.
15
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 030 degs)
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
121 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Haze -.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: 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
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 122).
76
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Drizzle
20
Moderate winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 020 to 100 degs)
(20 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
33 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 89).
0

* 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.