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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Sun 07 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the E on Mon night, gales from the ENE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
45
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
40
E
45
E
60
ENE
75
NE
55
NE
35
ENE
25
ESE
30
E
65
E
55
S
50
SSE
15
ESE
 cm 
2
2
1
1
1
3
 mm 
24
5
2
max°C
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
5
3
3
1
min°C
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
1
2
3
-3
chill°C 
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-6
-7
-4
-6
Freezing level (m
600
600
600
550
550
500
450
450
350
300
250
200
250
350
1000
900
950
150
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
700
600
1250
1300
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-7-7-8-8-7-7-9-10-9-10-9-7-6-7-6-9-6-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-7-8-7-8-7-6-4-4-3-711100000-2-2-2-3-2-1333-1
Sunrise
10:49
10:52
10:55
10:56
10:59
11:00
Sunset
3:11
3:10
3:07
3:07
3:06
3:04

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the E on Mon night, gales from the ENE by Tue night).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Fri 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.
41 minutes ago
5° C
-
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 74).
69
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Skógarnes
158 km SW
59m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 81).
56
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
167 km WSW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 92).
0
180 km SW
101m alt.
59 minutes ago
5° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the ENE
(18 kph at 57).
34
SHIP2315
181 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4097
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7516
181 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6095
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.