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Weather forecast for the next 24 hours

West and northwest 10-18 m/s, but 3-10 m/s in the west part. Rain in the north and sleet in the mountains, but a few showers elsewhere. Decreasing precipitation in the afternoon and moderating in the east in the evening. Temperature 4 to 12 deg. C, mildest in the far south.
Increasing southeast wind tomorrow and starting to rain, widely 8-15 m/s in the afternoon. Lighter wind in North-Iceland and mainly dry.
Temperature 6 to 12 deg. C during the day.
Forecast made 12.09.2026 03:31

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 03:31

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Preliminary results

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 12 Sep 03:55 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
2.1	11 Sep 20:55:47	50.0	19.2 km ESE of Húsafell

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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Past temperature conditions in Iceland

This has been a period of a general rise in temperatures, interrupted by two cold periods. The late 19th century cold period was colder than a corresponding period in mid to late 20th century.