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– Lat/Long: 64.63° N 17.53° W

IcBárðarbunga
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 97mm) on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sun
2
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
night
AM
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
heavy rain
snow showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
10
E
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
30
ESE
45
ESE
15
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
50
WSW
45
SSE
85
S
50
SSW
45
SSE
75
S
50
SW
55
SSE
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 
2.0
13
1.0
1.0
1.0
4
1.0
3
 mm 
5
8
29
9
27
6
max°C
-7
-3
-4
-5
-5
-2
1
2
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
1
2
0
-2
6
6
6
6
7
0
6
min°C
-8
-5
-4
-5
-6
-3
1
-4
-6
-4
-5
-3
-4
-6
-7
-6
-7
-5
-6
-7
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
0
-3
-4
2
6
1
2
2
0
5
chill°C 
-12
-8
-7
-10
-11
-11
-6
-8
-9
-8
-12
-10
-9
-8
-10
-9
-11
-9
-12
-14
-11
-11
-11
-9
-7
-6
-5
-7
-14
-5
-2
-7
-5
-6
-9
-2
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
650
350
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
200
400
550
550
0
850
1550
950
850
1750
500
1350
Cloud base (m)
800
1200
1200
1200
1250
1750
1200
1200
1200
1200
700
1550
750
1500
5700
700
700
700
700
700
1450
1600
700
1300
1850
700
750
750
650
800
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-9-8-9-11-11-9-10-13-11-11-11-12-14-15-14-13-12-11-11-10-11-10-9-9-8-8-10-12-4-3-6-5-4-8-2-11-8-7-9-10-8-6-8-11-9-10-8-10-11-13-12-12-10-11-11-9-9-9-8-8-6-5-7-9-20-3-2-2-6-1-8-4-4-5-6-31-1-5-4-4-3-4-5-7-6-7-5-6-6-4-4-4-3-3-11-2-34644506
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
4:15
4:19
4:22
4:25
4:29
4:32
4:36
4:39
4:43
4:46
4:50
4:52

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Bárðarbunga is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly gales.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Bárðarbunga Weather (Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed 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
Jökulsárlón
87 km SE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 335).
20
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
-
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.