Light northerly or variable wind. Partly cloudy and mostly dry, but slight rain or drizzle in the easternmost part and isolated showers of rain in the south.
Temperature 7 to 14 deg. C.
Northwesterly or variable wind, 3-10 m/s tomorrow. Partly fair in the south, but chances of showers in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy in the north and east with light rain or drizzle, but decreasing precipitation in the afternoon.
Cooling in the north, but still warm in the south.
Forecast made 08.08.2024 10:04
If the map and the text forecast differs, then the text forecast applies
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Preliminary results
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| 3.8 | 07 Aug 11:18:01 | Checked | 249.9 km NNE of Kolbeinsey |
| 3.5 | 07 Aug 13:08:55 | Checked | 245.3 km NNE of Kolbeinsey |
| 2.4 | 07 Aug 04:27:10 | Checked | 4.9 km ENE of Eiturhóll |
Volcanic unrest in the Sundhnúks crater row.
GPS measurements show that in the last few days the uplift has slowed down slightly. This, along with the increasing seismicity, has been interpreted to indicate that an intrusion event and even an eruption could happen very soon. The likelihood of such an event occurring in the next days has increased.
Hazard map and scenarious have been updated, see here.
Written by a specialist at 05 Aug 17:32 GMT
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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It has rained a lot throughout the country this summer, and the soil is saturated in many places. Under such conditions, flooding in rivers and streams can also be expected.
Due to technical problems we have turned off the service publishing hydrological data on the map. See data here: Rauntímavöktunarkerfi.
Written by a specialist at 06 Aug 14:24 GMT
The avalanche bulletin is at a regional scale. It does not necessarily represent avalanche danger in urban areas.
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Updated 6 August at 15:30 UTC
The number of earthquakes per day detected on the Sundhnúkur crater row and the surrounding area continues to increase. About 60 earthquakes were detected in the last 24 hours. In comparison, the number of earthquakes just over a week ago was about 30 earthquakes on average per day.
The development of land uplift and magma accumulation beneath Svartsengi has remained similar for the past few days as the land uplift continues to decrease at a slow rate. That, together with increased earthquake activity indicates that pressure in the system is increasing. It remains to be seen how much pressure the crust can withstand before it brakes, and another magma propagation occurs.
Read moreToday marks one month since the beginning of the eruption that is ongoing at the Sundhnúkur crater row. The eruption, which began on the evening of March 16, is the fourth in a series of eruptions that started when magma began accumulating beneath Svartsengi in late October 2023.
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Yesterday (25 March) a seismic swarm occurred in the NW part of the Askja caldera. About 30 earthquakes were detected between 08.00UTC and midday. The largest earthquake detected had a magnitude M3,5 at a depth of about 5 km. Three earthquakes with magnitudes between M2 and M2,5 were also detected, the rest of the activity was characterized by smaller events. Overall, the seismic activity in the Askja has been quite stable between months and unchanged until yesterday. Looking back, we can see that earthquakes with magnitude above M3 were detected in January 2022 and October 2021.
Read moreThe weather in 2023 was mostly favorable. It was calm, dry, relatively little snow and stormy days were quite uncommon. However, the year was cooler compared to the most recent years. The average nationwide temperature was 0.1°C colder than the average temperature between 1991 and 2020, and 0.4°C colder than the average temperature of the last ten years. It was relatively coldest in the North, while the Southwest and Southern coast were relatively warmer. The weather was particularly cold in the beginning of the year and again in March. June, on the other hand was exceptionally warm in the North and East. It was the warmest June on record in many places in those regions. The year was relatively dry, with precipitation below average across most of the country. There were several dry periods during the year, such as in March and July, but there were also periods of heavy rain in between. May and June were particularly wet and gloomy in the southern and western regions.
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On 10 November 2023 the town of Grindavík in Iceland was evacuated as massive amounts of magma suddenly flowed into a magma filled crack that propagated underneath the town. Magma was emplaced in a 'vertical sheet' type intrusion in the Earth's crust. An international team of scientists explains the formation of the intrusion, and conditions for ultra-rapid flow into cracks, in a new publication in the prestigious scientific journal Science.
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Updated 23 January at 9:00 UTC
Since the glacial flood reached its peak in the river Gígjukvísl approximately a week ago, the water level has been decreasing and is now comparable to what it was before the flood. The seismic tremor measured on the seismometer at Grímsfjall has also declined, with seismic noise now back to normal levels. Since last week Monday, 21 earthquakes have been recorded in Grímsvötn, including two earthquakes exceeding magnitude two.
Read moreWeather forecasts and the current weather condition can be checked through an improved weather app provided by IMO.
Forecasts are now provided for each hour and the meteograms are available again.
Location is detected if GPS on; alerts issued by the Met Office appear automatically during the day and a personal weather watch can be arranged.
An interactive weather map shows weather observations at any station in the country.
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