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Weather forecast for the next 24 hours

Northeast 8-15 m/s, but 10-18 along the southeastcoast. Intermitten rain, but mostly dry in the west. Increasing wind today, northeast 10-18 in the afternoon, strongest in Vestfirðir and in the southeast. Temperature 3 to 11 deg. C, mildest in the southwest.
Northeast 8-13 m/s tomorrow, but 10-18 in the northwest part. Intermitten rain, but mostly fair in the west. Temperature 5 to 14 deg. C.
Forecast made 24.09.2023 09:48

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Preliminary results

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 24 Sep 10:20 GMT

Preliminary results

Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours

Size	Time	Quality	Location
3.2	24 Sep 04:33:39	Checked	166.7 km NNE of Kolbeinsey
2.7	24 Sep 09:34:38	Checked	7.3 km E of Bárðarbunga
2.6	22 Sep 11:21:26	Checked	3.4 km SE of Bárðarbunga
2.5	22 Sep 10:21:16	Checked	0.4 km WSW of Keilir
2.3	24 Sep 04:43:22	Checked	5.5 km W of Reykjanestá
2.2	23 Sep 18:32:10	Checked	26.0 km ESE of Hveravellir

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

River	Place	Flow	Water temperature
Norðurá	Stekkur
Austari Jökulsá	Skatastaðir
Jökulsá á Fjöllum	Grímsstaðir
Eldvatn	Eystri-Ásar
Ölfusá	Selfoss

Remarks of a specialist

The map showing the rate of discharge has been temporarily turned off so the data is not being updated. To see the newest data from the hydrological stations it is possible click on the station on the map.
Written by a specialist at 21 Sep 12:25 GMT