Low level flight conditions over Iceland
30.10.2025
OUTLOOK 1200 - 1700 GMT.
Winds/temperature at significant levels:
FL050: VRB/10-25KT, but 180/20-35KT in SE- and E-Iceland, -09
FL100: 210/35-55KT in the E, but VRB/10-30KT in the W, -15
FL180: 230/30-50KT, but 050/15-30KT in Vestfirðir, -32
Overview of weather systems:
A decreasing 987 mb low is 200 km N of Langanes. An extensive 960 mb low 700 km W of Ireland is moving NNE. A 1027 mb high is over N-Greenland.
Near surface winds:
Variable wind 10-25 KT, but SW 25-40 KT at the NE-coast at first.
Cloud heights/visibility/weather:
Widely BKN/OVC at 1000-2500 FT and limited/poor visibility in snow or snowshowers. Mainly fair in Reykjanes, Faxaflói and inland in NW-Iceland. Tops near 18.000 FT in the SE and E.
Visual flight conditions in Iceland:
Poor/impassable, but good near Faxaflói and inland in NW-Iceland.
Freezing level:
At or near SFC.
Atmospheric or cloud icing:
LGT/MOD in clouds.
Turbulence:
LGT.
Other information:
NIL.