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Weather forecast for the next 24 hours

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

Forecaster's remarks

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

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 02 Mar 14:55 GMT

Preliminary results

Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours

Size	Time	Quality	Location
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

Week overview -

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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Hydrology

Average flow and temperature last 24 hours

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Remarks of a specialist

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

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Avalanches

Avalanche conditions

Widespread snowmelt is expected across the country due to warm temperatures and rain on Saturday. As temperatures drop on Sunday morning and snow showers begin, wind slab formation is expected.
Written by a specialist at 01 Mar 16:36 GMT

Avalanche bulletins for selected areas

The avalanche bulletin is at a regional scale. It does not necessarily represent avalanche danger in urban areas.

Region	Sun Mar 02	Mon Mar 03	Tue Mar 04
Southwest corner
Northern Westfjords
Tröllaskagi
Eyjafjörður (experimental)
Eastfjords

News from avalanche specialists (Icelandic)

Feb 27Umhleypingar næstu daga
Úrkomusamt verður á Vesturlandi, Suðurlandi, Suðausturlandi og sunnanverðum Austfjörðum næsta sólarhring. Úrkoman fellur að mestu...

Feb 26Snjógryfja í Leyningsbrúnum, Siglufirði 26. febrúar
Snjógryfja var gerð í Leyningsbrúnum í Siglufirði þann 26. febrúar, í um 480 m hæð í vesturvísandi hlíð. Gryfjan sýndi þunnt lag ...

Feb 19Hlýindi og úrkoma á sunnan- og austanverðu landinu fram að helgi
Veðurspáin gerir ráð fyrir áframhaldandi hlýindum á sunnan- og austanverðu landinu fram að helgi. Búast má við úrkomu á þessum ...

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News

Increased likelihood of an eruption on the Sundhnúkur crater row - 21.2.2025

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.

Red weather warnings in effect today – no travel recommended - 5.2.2025

A 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.

The weather in Iceland in 2024 - 5.2.2025

The year 2024 was remarkably cold compared to temperatures of this century. The national average temperature was 0.8 degrees below the 1991 to 2020 mean, and it was the coldest year since 1998. Lowest relative temperature was inland in the North, while it was warmer along the southern coast. The summer was wet across the entire country, but other months of the year were relatively dry. Overall, the year was drier than average in the eastern, southern, and southwestern parts of the country, but wetter than average in the North and West, which experienced heavy rain during summer. The sea level pressure was unusually low from June through August, and the summer was characterized by frequent low-pressure system passage and unfavourable weather. During other seasons, the weather was relatively calm, and annual mean seal level pressure and wind speed were around average.

New weather forecast website launched - 3.2.2025

The 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.

Earthquakes continue to be recorded at great depths near Grjótárvatn - 17.1.2025

Updated 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.

Strong earthquake swarm in Bárðarbunga. Largest earthquake magnitude 5.1 - 14.1.2025

A 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.

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