Becoming east and southeast 10-18 m/s with rain, but 18-23 in the southernmost part for a while.
South 15-23 m/s and rain tomorrow, but mainly dry in the northeast. Temperaturea 7 to 15 deg C, warmest in the northeast. Turning southwest 20-28 with showers of rain or sleet in the north by afternoon, possibly 30 m/s for a while in the northwest, but 13-20 and rain showers in the south. Moderating tomorrow evening and falling temperatures.
Forecast made 06.11.2024 21:57
East fresh to strong gales and moderate rain in the southernmost part for a while and strong gusts near mountains. Hazardous travel conditions. Southerly severe gales tomorrow morning, but southwest storm in the north part by afternoon. Moderating tomorrow evening.
See weather warnings.
Prepared by the meteorologist on duty 06.11.2024 21:57
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Preliminary results
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2.5 | 05 Nov 15:32:30 | Checked | 8.2 km E of Bárðarbunga |
2.3 | 05 Nov 04:47:52 | Checked | 5.1 km ENE of Reykjanestá |
2.1 | 05 Nov 01:35:59 | 30.7 | 13.3 km NW of Kolbeinsey |
2.0 | 05 Nov 00:08:43 | Checked | 3.3 km SW of Litla Kaffistofan |
1.9 | 05 Nov 04:39:51 | Checked | 3.1 km SW of Litla Kaffistofan |
1.8 | 05 Nov 07:47:29 | Checked | 3.4 km SW of Litla Kaffistofan |
Earthquake activity throughout the country is described in a weekly summary that is written by a Natural Hazard Specialist. The weekly summary is published on the web every Tuesday. It covers the activity of the previous week in all seismic areas and volcanic systems in the country. If earthquake swarms are ongoing or significant events such as larger earthquakes have occurred during the week, they are specifically discussed. More
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Considerable rain is expected for upcoming days with rising water level in rivers and streams.
Due to technical problems we have turned off the service publishing hydrological data on the map. See data here: Real-time monitoring system.
Written by a specialist at 06 Nov 11:49 GMT
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Updated 29. October at 18:00 UTC
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