Southwest 13-23 m/s with heavy snowshowers, strongest wind in the southwest, but slower wind and mostly dry in the northeast part. Temperature around freezing. Westerly severe gale in the west parts by late evening.
West and southwest 15-23 m/s and snowshowers tomorrow morning, then decreasing wind and precipitation. Slowly increasing southeasterly wind late in the day with sleet or snow, but warming temperatures and rain in the south by evening.
Forecast made 02.03.2025 15:37
Strong southwesterly wind today with heavy snowshowers in the south and west parts. Difficult travel conditions, mainly on mountain roads. Even stronger wind in the west parts by late evening and also in the northeast overnight. See weather warnings.
Prepared by the meteorologist on duty 02.03.2025 15:37
If the map and the text forecast differs, then the text forecast applies
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Preliminary results
Size | Time | Quality | Location |
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2.6 | 01 Mar 06:51:57 | Checked | 4.6 km ENE of Reykjanestá |
2.2 | 01 Mar 13:13:32 | Checked | 5.7 km ENE of Hamarinn |
2.0 | 01 Mar 06:27:18 | Checked | 9.2 km ENE of Selfoss |
1.9 | 01 Mar 14:15:40 | Checked | 5.9 km ENE of Hamarinn |
1.7 | 01 Mar 00:22:10 | Checked | 5.2 km SSW of Bláfjallaskáli |
1.6 | 01 Mar 15:20:28 | Checked | 9.3 km WSW of Hestfjall |
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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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 02 Mar 09:15 GMT
The avalanche bulletin is at a regional scale. It does not necessarily represent avalanche danger in urban areas.
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Updated 25. February at 12:10 UTC
Deformation measurements indicate continued land uplift, although it has slowed slightly in recent weeks. Updated model calculations suggest that magma accumulation has exceeded the amount that was present before the eruption that began on November 20. The likelihood of the next event occurring within the coming days or weeks remains elevated.
Seismic activity in the area has been gradually increasing since January.
The hazard assessment has been updated with no changes and remains in effect until March 4, barring any changes in the situation.
Read moreA southerly storm or violent storm is expected later today and tomorrow, with very strong wind gusts, widely 35 – 45 m/s and especially near mountains, but locally exceeding 50 m/s. Considerable or heavy rain is expected in the south and the west regions of the country. More details can be found here.
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Read moreThe first phase of the Icelandic Meteorological Office's (IMO) new website was launched today. This marks the beginning of a major project aimed at renewing both the website and its entire technical infrastructure.
The new weather forecast website is available at https://gottvedur.is/en/. While the site is still in development, once the renewal of the current website is complete, the new weather pages will be moved to the domain vedur.is.
Read moreUpdated 17. January 14:00 UTC
Seismic activity continues to increase near Grjótárvatn. So far in January, nearly 100 earthquakes above M1.0 have been recorded. This is comparable to the total number of earthquakes in December 2024, which was the highest monthly count ever recorded in the area.
Read moreA strong earthquake swarm began shortly after 6:00 UTC today in the
northwestern part of the Bárðarbunga caldera. Approximately 130 earthquakes
have been recorded since the swarm began, with the largest reaching magnitude
5.1 at 8:05 UTC.
Additionally, 17 other earthquakes with a magnitude of 3 or higher were detected, including at least two measuring magnitude 4 or above. These estimates may change as analysis of the events is ongoing.
Read moreIceland enjoys a much milder climate than its name and location adjacent to the Arctic circle would imply.
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