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Weather forecast for the next 24 hours
Light, variable winds, but northwest 8-13 m/s and drizzle in the far east at first. Mainly fair eslewhere, but some showers of rain in the southeast.
Increasing southeast wind with rain late evening and tonight, 10-18 m/s tomorrow morning, strongest in the south. Becoming south and southwest 3-8 and mostly dry in late afternoon and tomorrow evening, first in the southwest.
Temperatures 5 to 13 deg. C, coolest in the northeast.
Forecast made 15.09.2026 07:59
Forecaster's remarks
Becoming southeast gales tomorrow morning with gusty winds by mountains, mainly in the south. Travellers are advised to drive carfully in those areas, mainly if their vechicles are wind-sensitive. Also, expecting considerable tain in the southeast parts.
Prepared by the meteorologist on duty 15.09.2026 07:59
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Preliminary results
Earthquakes
Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 15 Sep 08:10 GMT
Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours
| Size | Time | Quality | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | 14 Sep 00:25:50 | Checked | 11.3 km W of Eldeyjarboði |
| 2.3 | 14 Sep 17:28:36 | 50.0 | 30.3 km S of Kolbeinsey |
| 1.8 | 14 Sep 00:29:01 | Checked | 9.9 km SW of Eldeyjarboði |
| 1.4 | 14 Sep 21:06:22 | 50.0 | 3.4 km NW of Helgafell |
| 1.3 | 14 Sep 15:36:29 | 50.0 | 10.8 km NNW of Álftavatn |
| 1.2 | 14 Sep 09:37:48 | 50.0 | 19.2 km ENE of Geysir |
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
Hydrology
Average flow and temperature last 24 hours
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Remarks of a specialist
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 09 Sep 15:07 GMT
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