Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 11.01.2026

OUTLOOK 1700 - 2300 GMT.

Winds/temperature at significant levels:
FL050: 040/30-55KT, strongest in the SE and later E, -10
FL100: 040/20-35KT, -19
FL180: VRB/05-15KT, but 180/20-30KT in the E parts, -36

Overview of weather systems:
A 970 mb low is 300 km WSW of the Faroe Islands. A 1025 mb high is over Greenland.

Near surface winds:
NE-ly wind, widely 30-40 KT, but 35-50 S of Vatnajökull and in the Eastfjords and increasing during the period.

Cloud heights/visibility/weather:
BKN/OVC at 0500-2000 FT and snow in the NE with poor visibility. Snowshowers in the NW and limited/poor visibility, but FEW/SCT and good visibility in the S. Tops at 15.000 to 18.000 FT.

Visual flight conditions in Iceland:
Mainly good in the S, poor in the NW and impassable in the NE part.

Freezing level:
SFC, but up to 2000 FT in the SE.

Atmospheric or cloud icing:
MOD in NE, LGT/MOD in the NW.

Turbulence:
MOD, but becoming SEV in the SE.

Other information:
NIL.