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Weather forecast for the next 24 hours
Southerly winds, 8-13 m/s and light rain or drizzle in the S and W parts, but lighter winds and fair in the NE. Turning west and southwest 10-15 m/s with showery weather by afternoon, but less showers and winds in the NE. Becoming west 13-20 m/s in SE-Iceland by evening and strong gusts near mountains there.
Temperatures 7 to 17 C, mildest in the E parts.
Southerly winds, 8-13 m/s tomorrow and wiedly light rain or drizzle, but partly fair in the NE. Rising temperatures.
Forecast made 14.07.2021 04:54
Forecaster's remarks
By afternoon, winds are picking up from the west in S-Iceland and strong, gusty winds are expected in Myrdalur and Oeraefi areas by evening. These winds can be hazardous for vehicles that are susceptible to winds.
See yellow weather warnings.
Prepared by the meteorologist on duty 14.07.2021 04:54
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Preliminary results
Earthquakes
Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 14 Jul 08:00 GMT
Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours
| Size | Time | Quality | Location |
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| 2.9 | 12 Jul 19:07:20 | Checked | 16.9 km SSW of Eldeyjarboði |
| 2.2 | 12 Jul 10:24:07 | Checked | 2.5 km N of Skálafell |
| 1.9 | 14 Jul 01:20:51 | 67.2 | 9.4 km NW of Akureyri |
Specialist remark
More information on the ongoing eruption at Fagradalsfjall here.
See the latest SO2 / SO4 gas dispersion forecast here. Please note there are always dangers due to gases at the eruption site
Please note that triggered earthquakes can increase the risk of falling rocks from hills or slopes.
Written by a specialist at 02 Jul 09:51 GMT
Week overview 5 July - 11 July
Around 380 earthquakes were detected by the IMO¿s SIL seismic network this week, similar to last week¿s earthquake count. About 170 earthquakes were measured on Reykjanes, the largest earthquake of the week was measured M2.5 west of Þorbjörn. A small seismic swarm was measured north of Bláfjöll. One earthquake M1.5 was measured in Hekla on the 10th of July. About 7 earthquakes were measured in Mýrdalsjökull in the past week and about 40 in Vatnajökull, mostly located in Bárðarbunga. On Tjörnes fracture zone about 65 earthquakes were located, most activity was on Grímsey lineament and north of Eyjafjörður. More
Hydrology
Average flow and temperature last 24 hours
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| Norðurá | Stekkur | 6.3 m³/s | |
| Austari Jökulsá | Skatastaðir | ||
| Jökulsá á Fjöllum | Grímsstaðir | 346.1 m³/s | 9.7 °C |
| Eldvatn | Eystri-Ásar | 8.5 m³/s | |
| Ölfusá | Selfoss | 320.7 m³/s | 11.7 °C |
Avalanches
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The avalanche bulletin is at a regional scale. It does not necessarily represent avalanche danger in urban areas.
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News
Re-evaluation needed of the size of the hazard area
Updated 03.05 12:15
The eruption in Fagradalsfjall continues
through one main crater. The active crater is the fifth fissure opening that opened in the area on the 13th of April. Since the 27th of April, the volcanic activity was characterized by continuous lava fountains, while the activity changed at around midnight on the 2nd of May, and has since been showing pulsating behaviour.
Considering these changes in activity, the size of the hazard area at the eruption site is being re-evaluated.
Read more
A minor eruption underway
Uptdated 29.3 at 09:30
The Civil Protection and Emergency Management's Science Board held a meeting Friday (Mars 26.) to discuss the volcanic eruption in Geldingadalir on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
A lot of data has been collected including on-site and remote measurements along with modeling work forecasting the event's possible behavior over the coming days. A report detailing the event's general status and proposals for regular monitoring will be released shortly.
Read moreThe weather in Iceland in 2020
The year 2020 was stormy. The average wind speed was remarkably high and number of windy days was unusually high.
The annual mean temperature at all stations was higher than the 1961 to 1990 mean, but below the average of the last ten years. It was relatively warmer in the East and Northeast but colder in the Southwest and West.
The year was wet in the North and East. The annual precipitation in Akureyri has never been higher since the beginning of registration in 1928.
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The landslide in Seyðisfjörður is the largest landslide to have damaged an urban area in Iceland
From 15 to 18 December 2020, several landslides hit the town of Seyðisfjörður, destroying or damaging more than 10 buildings. Thankfully, there were no injuries. The largest landslide occurred on 15 December, and it ranks as the most damaging landslide to have affected an urban area in Iceland.
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New article on glacier changes in Iceland over the past 130 years
An article recently published in the journal Frontiers in Earth Science on glacier changes in Iceland describes changes in the volume and mass of the Icelandic glaciers since they reached historical maximum extent at the end of the so-called Little Ice Age shortly before 1900. The results of a number of studies covering about 99% of the glacier area are summarized in the article, which is a collaborative effort of many glaciologists at several institutes that conduct measurements and research on glaciers in Iceland.
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Significant ground deformation detected associated with recent earthquakes
Last week a series of earthquakes occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula, between Fagradalsfjall and Kleifarvatn - the largest of which was a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in the vicinity of Núpshíðarháls, which occurred at 13:43 on 20th October. The maps displayed here show ground deformation associated with movement on faults during the period 16th-22nd October.
Read moreShort articles
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.
New publications and research
- Shu Yang, Fengchao Peng,Sibylle von Löwis, Guðrún Nína Petersen & David Christian Finger (2021). Using Machine Learning Methods to Identify Particle Types from Doppler Lidar Measurements in Iceland. MDPI 13. doi.10.3390/rs13132433
- Yesim Cubuk-Sabuncu, Kristín Jónsdóttir, Corentin Caudron, Thomas Lecocq, Michelle Maree Parks, Halldór Geirsson, Aurélien Mordret (2021). Temporal Seismic Velocity Change During the 2020 Rapid Inflation at Mt. Þorbjörn-Svartsengi, Iceland, Using Seismic Ambient Noise. Geophysical Research Letters 48(11). doi.org/10.1029/2020GL092265
- Costanza Morino, Susan J. Conway, Matthew R. Balme, Jón Kristinn Helgason, Þorsteinn Sæmundsson, Colm Jordan et al (2021). The impact of ground-ice thaw on landslide geomorphology and dynamics: two case studies in northern Iceland. Springer Nature May 4, 2021. doi.org/10.1007/s10346-021-01661-1.
- Hrafnhildur Hannesdóttir, Oddur Sigurðsson, Ragnar H. Þrastarson, Snævarr Guðmundsson, Joaquín M.C. Belart, Finnur Pálsson, Eyjólfur Magnússon, Skúli Víkingsson, Ingibjörg Kaldal & Tómas Jóhannesson (2020). A national glacier inventory and variations in glacier extent in Iceland from the Little Ice Age maximum to 2019. Jökull 70. (Abstract)