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Weather forecast for the next 24 hours
Southeast and south 15-25 m/s today. Widespread rain, considerable for a period in the south part. Becoming warmer, temperature 3 to 9 deg. C late in the afternoon.
Turning southwesterly in the evening and over night with cooling weather.
Southwest 13-18 tomorrow and showshowers, but dry in the east part and lighter wind there until afternoon. Temperature near or below freezing.
Forecast made 03.02.2023 05:24
Forecaster's remarks
Becoming southerly gales or strong gales today with rain. See weather warnings.
Southwesterly near gales tomorrow with snowshowers.
Prepared by the meteorologist on duty 03.02.2023 05:24
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Preliminary results
Earthquakes
Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 03 Feb 10:00 GMT
Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours
| Size | Time | Quality | Location |
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| 2.6 | 01 Feb 10:03:46 | Checked | 5.9 km NNE of Hábunga |
| 2.2 | 02 Feb 12:50:46 | Checked | 2.6 km SE of Goðabunga |
| 2.1 | 02 Feb 08:18:46 | Checked | 9.3 km ESE of Hestfjall |
| 2.0 | 02 Feb 14:50:37 | Checked | 6.9 km W of Reykjanestá |
| 1.9 | 03 Feb 04:08:43 | Checked | 3.8 km S of Hrómundartindi |
| 1.8 | 02 Feb 15:51:23 | Checked | 6.3 km NE of Eldey |
Week overview 23 January - 29 January
Over the last week 230 earthquakes were detected by IMOs SIL seismic network which is a bit less than in the previous week which had 260 earthquakes. Similar or less activity was in all zones compared to last week. About 30 earthquakes were detected in Mýrdalsjökull with the largest earthquake measured at M 2.7 which was also the largest earthquake this week. Seven earthquakes were detected in Grímsvötn but no earthquake was detected in Hekla. More
Hydrology
Average flow and temperature last 24 hours
| River | Place | Flow | Water temperature |
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| Norðurá | Stekkur | 10.6 m³/s | |
| Austari Jökulsá | Skatastaðir | ||
| Jökulsá á Fjöllum | Grímsstaðir | 97.4 m³/s | -0.8 °C |
| Eldvatn | Eystri-Ásar | 44.1 m³/s | |
| Ölfusá | Selfoss | 509.3 m³/s | 0.0 °C |
Remarks of a specialist
Many rivers in the country are still covered in ice.
Hvítá and Ölfusá rivers in South Iceland have isolated thick buildups in place despite the thaw in the past week. The Met Office will observe the situation closely in the coming days, as unsettled weather is expected.
Written by a specialist at 01 Feb 14:48 GMT
Avalanches
Avalanche bulletins for selected areas
The avalanche bulletin is at a regional scale. It does not necessarily represent avalanche danger in urban areas.
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News
Minor jökulhlaup in Grímsvötn
Updated 13.10.
The glacial flood from Grímsvötn is still ongoing and maximum discharge of about 500 m3/s from Grímsvötn sub-glacial lake is expected to be reached later today or tonight. The ice-shelf on top of the sub-glacial lake has now subsided approximately 12 m since 5th of October. Since yesterday morning signals of floodwater have been detected in Gígjukvísl river by water level measurements and on images from a web camera
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Fagradalsfjall eruption unusual in many ways compared to other eruptions
The precursors to the eruption at Fagradalsfjall last year were unusual compared to many other eruptions across the world and the composition of the lava changed as the eruption continued. These are among the findings of two papers published in the latest issue of Nature by scientists at the University of Iceland and the Icelandic Meteorological Office along with a large number of colleagues.
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„We need to control our footprint on mother Earth“
The president of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, opened the science symposium Cryosphere 2022 in Harpa concert hall this morning. The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) is organizing the conference focusing on ice and snow in a warming world. About 330 scientists participate in the symposium from 33 countries of 6 continents.
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Latest news on the eruption at Reykjanes peninsula
Updated 23.8.2022
The eruption in Meradalir, which commenced on the 3rd of August, ceased to issue lava on the 21 of August. Volcanic tremor started to decrease steadily from the 18th and stopped completely during the night of 21st. The activity at the crater ceased at the same time, with no visible extrusion of fresh lava.
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Status of unrest in Reykjanes
Preliminary deformation modelling results suggest the top depth of the new dike intrusion beneath Fagradalsfjall is very shallow - about 1 km. The magma inflow rate is rapid, almost double that observed during the first dike intrusion in february-march 2021.
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Status of unrest in Askja
A meeting was held with scientists from the Icelandic Met Office, Institute of Earth Science and the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management to follow up on the status of unrest in Askja. Since august 2021 an uplift of 35 cm centered west of the Askja lake has been measured.
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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.
New publications and research
- Ismael Vera Rodriguez, Marius P. Isken, Torsten Dahm, Oliver D. Lamb, Sin‐Mei Wu, Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir, Kristín Jónsdóttir et al (2022). Acoustic Signals of a Meteoroid Recorded on a Large‐N Seismic Network and Fiber‐Optic Cables. Seismological Research Letters 2022. doi.org/10.1785/0220220236
- Lamb, O.D., Gestrich, J.E., Barnie, T.D., Jónsdóttir, K., Ducrocq, C., Shore, M.J., Lees, J.M., Lee, S.J (2022). Acoustic observations of lava fountain activity during the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption, Iceland. Bull Volcanol 84, 96. doi.org/10.1007/s00445-022-01602-3
- Freysteinn Sigmundsson, Michelle Parks, Andrew Hooper, Halldór Geirsson, Kristín S. Vogfjörd, Vincent Drouin, Benedikt G. Ófeigsson, Sigrún Hreinsdóttir, Sigurlaug Hjaltadóttir, Kristín Jónsdóttir, Páll Einarsson, Sara Barsotti, Josef Horálek & Thorbjörg Ágústsdóttir (2022). Deformation and seismicity decline before the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption. Nature 609, 523–528. doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05083-4
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