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Weather forecast for the next 24 hours

Strong or near-gale northwesterly winds in the northeast, but much lighter in the west. Light rain in the north and sleet in the mountains, but fair in the south. Winds will gradually ease today, with precipitation decreasing in the north. Temperatures between 4 and 12 deg. C, mildest in the south.
Southeasterly and easterly winds 5-13 m/s tomorrow, becoming cloudy with rain, but lighter winds and mostly dry in the north. Temperatures between 7 and 12 deg. C.
Forecast made 12.09.2026 10:21

Forecaster's remarks

Expecting gusty winds in the east today. Can be hazardous to wind-sensitive vehicles.
Prepared by the meteorologist on duty 12.09.2026 10:21

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Preliminary results

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 12 Sep 10:50 GMT

Preliminary results

Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours

Size	Time	Quality	Location
2.9	11 Sep 18:10:02	Checked	17.9 km SE of Húsafell
2.7	11 Sep 06:15:55	Checked	12.1 km NNE of Grímsey
2.4	11 Sep 17:36:38	Checked	17.7 km ESE of Húsafell
2.3	11 Sep 14:58:31	Checked	8.9 km ESE of Bárðarbunga
2.2	11 Sep 18:11:14	Checked	17.6 km SE of Húsafell
2.0	11 Sep 22:23:48	50.0	18.3 km SSW of Eiríksjökull

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 malfunction we have turned off the service publishing hydrological data on the map. Instead see the data using our Rauntímavöktunarkerfi.
Written by a specialist at 09 Sep 15:07 GMT

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Arctic cooperation

The Icelandic Meteorological Office cooperates with many agencies in related fields. With ongoing environmental changes, long term time-series are becoming increasingly important. These include time series of weather-related factors, such as temperature, rainfall, air pressure and solar and cloud cover, time-series on hydrology, glaciology, sea-ice condition, earthquakes, floods, ice and sediment load in rivers. Such data from IMO is important, providing a benchmark for assessing ongoing changes in the Arctic region.