East and northeast 3 to 8 m/s, but 8 to 15 by the south and southeast coast. Partly cloudy and mainly dry in southeast and east parts, elsewhere fair and widely haze in the south. Somewhat increasing wind tomorrow and becmoing overcast in most parts, rain in the south and east. Temperature 5 to 14 degrees C during daytime, warmest in the west.
Forecast made 20.05.2012 22:16
If the map and the text forecast differs, then the text forecast applies
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Preliminary results
| Size | Time | Quality | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | 18 May 23:20:47 | Checked | 13.6 km NE of Grímsey |
| 2.1 | 20 May 02:09:45 | Checked | 13.8 km NE of Grímsey |
| 2.0 | 18 May 23:22:11 | 87.8 | 28.8 km NNW of Grímsey |
| 1.7 | 20 May 18:37:46 | 90.0 | 32.0 km ESE of Grímsey |
| 1.6 | 18 May 23:22:16 | Checked | 12.5 km NE of Grímsey |
| 1.4 | 19 May 01:51:40 | Checked | 3.5 km SW of Herðubreið |
| River | Place | Flow | Water temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norðurá | Stekkur | ||
| Austari Jökulsá | Skatastaðir | ||
| Jökulsá á Fjöllum | Grímsstaðir | 136.6 m³/s | |
| Eldvatn | Eystri-Ásar | ||
| Ölfusá | Selfoss | 293.9 m³/s | 6.4 °C |
| Faxaflói | 0 | Eastern coastal area | 0 |
| Breiðafjörður | 0 | East fjords | 1 |
| West fjords | 0 | South East | 0 |
| North West | 0 | South | 0 |
| North East | 1 | Central highlands | 0 |
| Sum: | 2 | ||
| Faxaflói | 0 | Eastern coastal area | 0 |
| Breiðafjörður | 0 | East fjords | 0 |
| West fjords | 0 | South East | 0 |
| North West | 0 | South | 0 |
| North East | 0 | Central highlands | 0 |
| Sum: | 0 | ||
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