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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 10 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
35
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
2
5
3
5
4
max °C
-6
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-6
-8
-10
-10
-7
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
min °C
-7
-9
-10
-8
-7
-8
-7
-10
-10
-10
-9
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
-11
-14
-17
-17
-16
-19
-17
-19
-18
-17
-14
-6
-9
-12
-10
-10
-10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
3300
2250
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
1200
1350
1200
1350
700
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-16-15-15-15-16-16-16-16-13-12-13-13-12-12-12-12-14-15-14-13-14-13-15-15-15-12-11-11-11-11-10-10-7-9-10-8-7-8-7-9-10-10-8-6-6-7-6-5-5
Sunrise
10:52
10:49
10:48
10:45
10:42
Sunset
3:41
3:44
3:47
3:49
3:52
3:56

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Skógarnes
158 km SW
59m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 83 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
167 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 89).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
-
180 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
SHIP1643
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4957
181 km SSW
3m alt.
48 minutes 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.