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Bárðarbunga (Baroarbunga)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 24 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the E by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
SSW
15
SSW
30
S
25
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
ESE
55
E
40
ENE
35
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
10
SSE
 cm 
1
2
3
2
3
3
 mm 
2
1.3
max°C
-4
-2
3
3
-2
-2
-3
-1
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-5
-10
-11
-5
min°C
-5
-5
1
0
-3
-3
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-10
-11
-11
-11
chill°C 
-11
-10
-5
-3
-6
-8
-9
-8
-12
-11
-10
-12
-12
-18
-19
-18
-16
Freezing level (m
0
0
750
950
0
150
0
0
50
150
150
50
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
800
750
800
700
750
750
750
1150
1200
1200
1200
1200
750
750
750
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-10-7-7-11-11-12-10-7-9-9-10-11-13-15-15-13-10-9-4-5-9-8-10-8-7-8-8-8-9-13-16-16-12-5-422-3-3-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-11-11-8
Sunrise
10:15
10:18
10:22
10:25
10:27
Sunset
3:38
3:37
3:33
3:32
3:29
3:26

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Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the E by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat 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
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 321).
4
98 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Hofn
119 km ESE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
126 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
130 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: few
Skógarnes
159 km SW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 89).
9
Egilsstadir Airport
165 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
167 km WSW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 79).
0
Gagnheidi
168 km ENE
949m 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.