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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

IcBárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 11 pm Tue 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, stormy winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSE on Fri night, moderate winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sun
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
10
SW
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
45
SE
60
ESE
50
ESE
15
ESE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
15
ENE
0
WSW
5
SW
15
S
5
S
5
S
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
SE
45
SE
30
S
35
SSW
60
SSE
65
SSW
55
SSW
45
S
20
NNE
80
W
T iceland.wind.12.cc23
T iceland.wind.36.cc23
T iceland.wind.60.cc23
T iceland.wind.84.cc23
T iceland.wind.108.cc23
T iceland.wind.132.cc23
T iceland.wind.156.cc23
T iceland.wind.180.cc23
T iceland.wind.204.cc23
T iceland.wind.228.cc23
T iceland.wind.252.cc23
T iceland.wind.276.cc23
T iceland.wind.300.cc23
 cm 
5
21
2.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
3
16
9
3
8
19
14
 mm 
max°C
-7
-8
-8
-10
-6
-5
-5
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-10
-12
-12
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-5
-4
-2
-2
-5
-6
-1
-4
-6
-5
-7
-10
min°C
-8
-8
-9
-11
-8
-5
-11
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-14
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-8
-6
-3
-6
-7
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-9
-11
chill°C 
-12
-12
-15
-19
-19
-16
-20
-18
-18
-19
-18
-17
-14
-13
-12
-17
-15
-15
-14
-17
-17
-19
-18
-17
-14
-10
-8
-16
-18
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-22
-24
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
50
750
600
0
0
0
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
400
850
900
650
450
700
850
500
550
250
0
Cloud base (m)
1200
1200
1200
1250
1300
1200
1200
1200
1200
1650
700
750
750
750
4000
1350
750
750
1450
700
700
750
700
700
1200
700
1250
1200
1300
1250
1150
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-9-11-10-8-11-14-11-11-11-11-14-15-15-14-13-12-12-12-12-12-11-10-8-8-6-7-9-10-6-9-10-9-11-15-8-8-9-11-7-5-8-11-9-9-9-9-12-13-12-11-11-11-10-10-10-11-10-9-7-5-3-4-6-7-4-5-6-6-8-11-5-5-5-6-12-1-6-3-4-3-3-7-7-6-5-6-6-5-4-5-6-4-3-11321-13211-2-4
Sunrise
10:23
10:21
10:18
10:15
10:11
10:08
10:06
10:03
10:00
9:56
9:53
9:51
Sunset
4:19
4:22
4:25
4:29
4:32
4:36
4:39
4:43
4:46
4:50
4:52
4:57

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, stormy winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Bárðarbunga at the specific elevation of 1500 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
-3° C
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 335).
15
98 km S
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
118 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
118 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
SHIP7161
122 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4408
122 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6294
122 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5536
122 km ESE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP3248
122 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4775
122 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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.