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IcBárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11pm Mon 06 Dec Local Time
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Mountain icon 3 Bárðarbunga Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:
 

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Sat afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the SE by Sat morning).

(Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, near gales from the NE by Tue afternoon).

(Days 10-12):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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Wind km/h
5
E
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
35
SE
60
SE
65
SE
30
S
15
S
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
30
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
35
NNE
20
NE
10
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NNW
10
SE
15
SSE
20
NNE
5
NW
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Snow
 cm
1 - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 4 - 1 - - - - - 3 5 2 1 1 - - 1 - - - 6 1
Rain
 mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Max °C
-2 -5 -5 -7 -5 -4 0 -1 -1 1 -2 -2 2 2 3 2 -1 -1 -2 -5 -6 -4 -4 -1 -2 -4 -5 -5 -5 -6 -5 -9 -8 -3 -5 -7
Min °C
-3 -6 -6 -8 -6 -5 -3 -1 -1 -2 -2 -2 -2 2 2 -1 -1 -2 -4 -6 -6 -6 -4 -3 -3 -4 -6 -6 -6 -7 -7 -10 -9 -7 -7 -7
 Chill °C
-4 -9 -10 -12 -9 -8 -6 -7 -7 -4 -5 -4 -4 -6 -5 -4 -6 -7 -8 -11 -11 -10 -12 -10 -11 -12 -12 -10 -12 -14 -12 -13 -13 -6 -11 -11
 Freezing Level m
150 0 0 0 0 0 200 400 300 350 50 100 800 800 950 700 250 300 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
-11-13-14-15-14-12-9-9-9-8-9-9-5-4-6-8-11-11-13-14-14-11-11-10-10-12-13-13-12-12-13-14-14-12-12-14-8-11-11-13-11-9-6-6-7-5-7-6-4-3-3-5-7-8-9-11-12-9-9-7-8-10-11-11-10-11-10-14-13-9-11-12-2-5-5-7-5-40-1-11-2-22232-1-1-2-5-6-4-4-1-2-4-5-5-5-6-5-9-8-3-5-7
Sunrise
- 10:49 - - 10:52 - - 10:55 - - 10:56 - - 10:59 - - 11:00 - - 11:03 - - 11:04 - - 11:06 - - 11:07 - - 11:08 - - 11:10 -
Sunset
- - 3:11 - - 3:10 - - 3:07 - - 3:07 - - 3:06 - - 3:04 - - 3:03 - - 3:03 - - 3:03 - - 3:02 - - 3:02 - - 3:02

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Sat afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the SE by Sat morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, near gales from the NE by Tue 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
Sandbudir
40 km NW
821m alt.
1 hour ago
-4.9° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
Jokulheimar
48 km SSW
727m alt.
1 hour ago
-3.6° C
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
2.6° C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
120 km NW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 270 degs)
(6 kph at 220).
50 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
SHIP2642
122 km ESE
3m alt.
2 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.