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Weather forecast

Weather forecast for the next 24 hours

South and southwest 5-10 m/s, but 10-15 in the north part. Intermittent drizzle in South- and West-Iceland , but mostly fair in the east and northeast. Increasing winds tomorrow, southwest 13-20 around noon, but lighter winds in the south. Starting to rain in the west by late afternoon. Temperatures of 11 to 27 degrees, warmest in the east and northeast.
Forecast made 11.07.2026 18:35

Forecaster's remarks

South and southwest gale locally in the northwest part tomorrow, e.g. on the northern part of Snæfellsnes peninsula and in the Strandir area.
Please check latest weather warnings.
Prepared by the meteorologist on duty 11.07.2026 18:35

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Preliminary results

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 11 Jul 19:35 GMT

Preliminary results

Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours

Size	Time	Quality	Location
3.5	10 Jul 02:13:33	Checked	587.7 km NNE of Fontur
2.9	10 Jul 00:19:16	Checked	340.1 km S of Surtsey
2.2	10 Jul 17:15:31	Checked	7.2 km NW of Reykjanestá
1.9	11 Jul 05:55:57	Checked	1.5 km ENE of Goðabunga
1.7	10 Jul 00:58:58	Checked	28.1 km N of Borgarnes
1.6	10 Jul 10:16:58	Checked	20.3 km W of Kópasker

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

Along with increasing temperatures in the eastern part of the country this weekend, water levels can be expected to rise in glacial rivers due to melting.

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 10 Jul 18:21 GMT

More hydrological information

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Short articles

Flood warning system and jökulhlaups - Eyjafjallajökull

Jökulhlaups (glacier outburst floods) are more common in Iceland than elsewhere in the world because of the interaction of volcanoes with glaciers. The greatest jökulhlaups from the subglacial Katla volcano are among the largest floods that humans have witnessed.