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Weather forecast for the next 24 hours

East and northeast 10-18 m/s, but 18-25 along the south coast, strongest wind near Vatnajokull glacier. Intermittent rain or sleet, but mainly dry in the west.

Northeast 15-23 tomorrow, but slightly lighter winds in the evening, most wind in the southeast. Light rain or sleet in most places, but mainly dry in the south and west parts.

Temperatures 2 to 8 degrees C, mildest along the south coast.
Forecast made 09.12.2025 10:28

Forecaster's remarks

Expecting strong easterly winds in the southeast parts, locally severe gales with strong wind gusts near mountains. Can be hazardous for vehicles that are sensitive to wind.

Please check valid weather warnings.
Prepared by the meteorologist on duty 09.12.2025 10:28

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 09 Dec 11:55 GMT

Preliminary results

Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours

Size	Time	Quality	Location
3.2	09 Dec 10:12:51	Checked	106.4 km S of Eldeyjarboði
2.3	07 Dec 12:28:12	Checked	26.2 km N of Borgarnes
2.2	08 Dec 16:49:08	Checked	7.6 km N of Hábunga
2.1	08 Dec 13:45:30	Checked	5.1 km NE of Krýsuvík
2.0	09 Dec 04:02:18	Checked	7.2 km ENE of Keilir
1.8	08 Dec 16:54:52	Checked	7.6 km NNE of Hábunga

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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

A glacier outburst flood in Skaftá river is ongoing and the discharge has been stable in around 200 m3/s. Conductivity is still high.

Important to take caution close to the river and at it's outlet due to gas pollution.

Due to malfunction we have turned off the service publishing hydrological data on the map. Instead see the data using our Real-time monitoring system.
Written by a specialist at 09 Dec 10:52 GMT

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Avalanches

Avalanche conditions

Little snow at lower elevations but wind slabs could still be present at high elevations.
Written by a specialist at 08 Dec 15:47 GMT

Avalanche bulletins for selected areas

The avalanche bulletin is at a regional scale. It does not necessarily represent avalanche danger in urban areas.

Region	Tue Dec 09	Wed Dec 10	Thu Dec 11
Southwest corner
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News from avalanche specialists (Icelandic)

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Oct 31Staðan á Seyðisfirði og Eskifirði
Í dag hefur verið í gildi gul veðurviðvörun vegna asahláku á Austfjörðum. Talsverð úrkoma hefur mælst á norðanverðum Austfjörðum,...

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