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Weather forecast for the next 24 hours

Northeasterly or variable wind, 3-8 m/s, but 5-10 in the northwest. Mostly cloudy and showers of rain in places.

North 5-10 m/s in the far east tomorrow, but light variable wind elsewhere. Light rain or drizzle in the northeast and east until noon, mostly fair elsewhere, but afternoon showers in the south. Temperature 7 to 14 deg. C, but 4 to 9 deg. in the east.
Forecast made 31.08.2026 18:28

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Preliminary results

Observations from weather station

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 31 Aug 20:30 GMT

Preliminary results

Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours

Size	Time	Quality	Location
3.0	30 Aug 15:34:36	Checked	9.8 km E of Bárðarbunga
2.4	31 Aug 15:23:06	Checked	11.3 km SSW of Eiríksjökull
2.1	30 Aug 11:29:31	Checked	2.0 km ENE of Suðurbotnar

Specialist remark

Yesterday afternoon at 3:34 pm an earthquake of M3.0 was detected in the eastern slopes of the Bárðarbunga caldera.
Written by a specialist at 31 Aug 12:49 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

Larger map of earthquakes

Hydrology

Average flow and temperature last 24 hours

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Remarks of a specialist

Over the last few days, electrical conductivity in the Múlakvísl river has increased again and is currently measuring around 270 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 31 Aug 10:45 GMT

More hydrological information

Measurement map

Short articles

Climate change and hydrology: Environmental and societal effects

The climate and hydrology of Iceland are highly variable due to natural conditions. Significant changes in these factors over the last 15 years are in harmony with the future scenarios represented and affirmed in the latest IPCC summary report, AR5. The main purpose of IMO is to contribute towards security in society by monitoring, analyzing, interpreting, informing; providing warnings and forecasts and predicting natural hazards. It is important to keep the infrastructure strong so that IMO may fulfill its role.