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Weather forecast for the next 24 hours

Light winds and partly cloudy, with isolated showers in the southeast. Temperatures between 1 and 10 deg. C, with a chance of frost in some places in the north overnight.
Easterly winds 3-10 m/s with showers or intermittent rain along the southwest coast for a time early tomorrow, but otherwise lighter winds with little precipitation. Northeasterly winds 3-10 m/s in the afternoon with scattered showers. Temperatures between 6 and 13 deg. C during the day.
Forecast made 30.08.2026 22:12

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Preliminary results

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 31 Aug 04:30 GMT

Preliminary results

Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours

Size	Time	Quality	Location
3.4	30 Aug 12:57:35	50.0	93.5 km W of Eldeyjarboði
3.0	30 Aug 15:34:36	Checked	9.8 km E of Bárðarbunga
2.1	30 Aug 11:29:31	Checked	2.0 km ENE of Suðurbotnar

Specialist remark

This afternoon at 3:34 pm an earthquake of M3.0 was detected in the eastern slopes of the Bárðarbunga caldera. Few aftershocks followed but no signs of tremor.

Bárðarbunga is a seismicly active area.
Written by a specialist at 30 Aug 18:21 GMT

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

Remarks of a specialist

Over the last few days, electrical conductivity in the Múlakvísl river has increased again and is currently measuring around 260 µS/cm. Gas pollution has been detected in the area, and travellers are advised to exercise caution and leave the area if they experience symptoms that could indicate exposure to volcanic gases.

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 30 Aug 18:21 GMT

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Mission

The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) is a public institution, historically based on the Icelandic Meteorological Office (1920) and the Icelandic Hydrological Survey (1948). The two institutions merged in 2009, with the responsibility of monitoring natural hazards in Iceland and conducting research in related fields, as well as participating in international monitoring and research. IMO has a staff of 130 people, of which 60 staff members work on research-related activities.