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IcBárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 11 pm Sat 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the N by Sun afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thu
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
NW
20
NW
25
WSW
20
SSW
50
S
70
SW
75
WSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
70
SW
90
SSW
100
SW
80
SW
75
SW
75
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
55
SW
45
SSW
20
S
5
E
25
NE
40
N
50
NNW
60
N
45
N
40
N
35
N
35
NNE
25
N
35
N
50
NNE
55
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
T iceland.wind.3.cc23
T iceland.wind.24.cc23
T iceland.wind.48.cc23
T iceland.wind.72.cc23
T iceland.wind.96.cc23
T iceland.wind.120.cc23
T iceland.wind.144.cc23
T iceland.wind.168.cc23
T iceland.wind.192.cc23
T iceland.wind.216.cc23
T iceland.wind.240.cc23
T iceland.wind.264.cc23
T iceland.wind.288.cc23
 cm 
3
2.0
5
6
2.0
4
16
10
7
24
12
11
20
7
8
3
7
2.0
9
10
2.0
2.0
3
1.0
1.0
14
6
3
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-13
-13
-13
-6
-3
-6
-9
-6
-6
-12
-12
-13
-10
-9
-7
-7
-8
-10
-11
-11
-13
-13
-15
-14
-16
-17
-17
-15
-15
-15
-10
-10
-12
-14
-15
-15
min°C
-17
-15
-14
-13
-4
-7
-10
-7
-7
-13
-13
-14
-11
-9
-7
-8
-8
-11
-12
-11
-14
-15
-16
-15
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-13
-12
-12
-14
-15
-15
chill°C 
-26
-24
-24
-22
-15
-20
-24
-18
-18
-28
-29
-31
-26
-22
-20
-20
-20
-24
-24
-19
-21
-28
-28
-28
-32
-31
-30
-28
-27
-26
-24
-25
-25
-27
-26
-25
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
800
550
0
350
550
0
0
0
0
200
450
400
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1250
800
800
800
1600
1200
1250
1300
1200
1200
1200
1250
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
850
1800
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-16-10-6-11-12-10-10-17-17-18-15-13-11-12-12-15-15-15-16-17-19-18-20-20-19-18-18-18-14-14-15-15-16-16-15-14-14-10-4-7-10-7-7-13-13-14-11-9-7-8-8-11-12-11-14-14-16-15-17-17-17-16-16-16-12-11-12-14-15-15-10-9-8-43-1-4-10-6-6-7-4-2-1-1-2-4-5-6-8-8-10-8-10-11-12-10-10-10-6-5-6-9-9-10
Sunrise
11:12
11:14
11:14
11:14
11:12
11:12
11:11
11:11
11:10
11:10
11:08
11:07
Sunset
3:03
3:04
3:06
3:07
3:07
3:10
3:11
3:12
3:15
3:15
3:17
3:19

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the N by Sun 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.
53 minutes ago
-
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 335).
70
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
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 340 degs)
(30 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Hofn
118 km ESE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
SHIP6146
122 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1991
122 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4011
122 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP6441
122 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4479
122 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2783
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.