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Weather forecast for the next 24 hours
Southeasterly or variable wind 3-10 m/s today. Widely fair, but occasional rainshowers in the southeast, and also near the west coast in the evening. Temperature 2 to 8 deg. C during the day, but widely frost overnight.
Southwesterly or variable wind 3-10 m/s tomorrow and scattered showers of rain or sleet, but mostly fair in the east parts until afternoon. Slightly warmer temperatures.
Forecast made 06.10.2026 03:24
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Preliminary results
Earthquakes
Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 06 Oct 09:10 GMT
Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours
| Size | Time | Quality | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.7 | 05 Oct 17:28:20 | Checked | 7.4 km ESE of Bárðarbunga |
| 3.8 | 04 Oct 13:13:10 | Checked | 33.7 km WNW of Grímsey |
| 3.1 | 04 Oct 12:16:11 | Checked | 6.8 km E of Hamarinn |
Specialist remark
A M4.7 earthquake took place in Bárðarbunga at 17:28 today. An earthquake of this magnitude last took place on Jule 28 and they happen regularly in the Bárðarbunga caldera.
A magnitude 3.8 occurred just NW of Grimsey at 13:13 on October 4th. Similar earthquakes have been observed in the area in the past few days, but earthquakes there are quite common.
Written by a specialist at 06 Oct 08:41 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
Hydrology
Average flow and temperature last 24 hours
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Remarks of a specialist
Elevated electrical conductivity has been observed in the Múlakvísl River over the past few days, and gas pollution has also been detected near Láguhvolar. Travelers are urged to exercise caution and leave the area if they experience symptoms that could indicate exposure to gas.
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 05 Oct 09:26 GMT
Avalanche forecasts are now published on Icelandic Met Office’s new website:
New avalanche pages on gottvedur.is/en
News from the Icelandic Met Office’s landslide monitoring service are now published on a new site for landslide warnings on gottvedur.is
News
New risk assessment for people's safety in Grindavík available on the municipality's website
Situation on the Reykjanes Peninsula
Increased electrical conductivity and gas pollution at Múlakvísl
Measurements show that uplift at Askja has ceased
Measurements by the lake in Askja. Fieldwork in the area was completed this week, and the results indicate that the uplift episode that began in 2021 has ended.
Read moreIncreased hazard due to changing conditions at the margin of Sólheimajökull glacier
Recent changes at the terminus of Sólheimajökull call for increased caution. Unstable glacier ice and rockfall from the surrounding slopes may pose a risk to people visiting the area.
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Ground uplift and magma accumulation continue beneath Svartsengi
Short articles
The weather app improved
Weather forecasts and the current weather condition can be checked through an improved weather app provided by IMO.
Forecasts are now provided for each hour and the meteograms are available again.
Location is detected if GPS on; alerts issued by the Met Office appear automatically during the day and a personal weather watch can be arranged.
An interactive weather map shows weather observations at any station in the country.
Read moreNew publications and research
- Guðrún Nína Petersen (2025). Alviðruhamrar - Meteorological conditions
- Michelle Parks, Freysteinn Sigmundsson, Vincent Drouin, Ásta R. Hjartardóttir, Halldór Geirsson, Andrew Hooper, Kristín S. Vogfjörð, Benedikt G. Ófeigsson, Sigrún Hreinsdóttir, Esther H. Jensen, Páll Einarsson, Sara Barsotti & Hildur M. Friðriksdóttir. (2023).
- Sahar Rahpeyma, Benedikt Halldórsson, Birgir Hrafnkelsson & Atefe Darzi. (2023). Frequency-dependent site amplification functions for key geological units in Iceland from a Bayesian hierarchical model for earthquake strong-motions.
- Sara Klaasen, Solvi Thrastarson, Yesim Cubuk-Sabuncu, Kristín Jónsdóttir, Lars Gebraad, Patrick Paitz & Andreas Fichtner. Subclacial volvano monitoring with fiber-optic sensing: Grímsvötn, Iceland. (2023).
- Ismael Vera Rodriquez, Marius P. Isken, Torsten Dahm, Oliver D. Lamb, Sin-Mei Wu, Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir, Kristín Jónsdóttir, Pilar Sanchez-Pastor, John Clinton, Christopher Wollin, Alan F. Baird, Andreas Wuestefeld, Beat Booz, Eva P.S.Eibl, Sebastian Heimann, Bettina P. Goertz-Allmann, Philippe Jousset, Volker Qye, Vala Hjörleifsdóttir, Anne Obermann. (2002).
- Lamb, O.D., Gestrich, J.E., Barnie, T.D., Jónsdóttir, K., Ducrocq, C., Shore, M.J., Lees, J.M., Lee, S.J (2022). Acoustic observations of lava fountain activity during the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption, Iceland. Bull Volcanol 84, 96. doi.org/10.1007/s00445-022-01602-3
- Freysteinn Sigmundsson, Michelle Parks, Andrew Hooper, Halldór Geirsson, Kristín S. Vogfjörd, Vincent Drouin, Benedikt G. Ófeigsson, Sigrún Hreinsdóttir, Sigurlaug Hjaltadóttir, Kristín Jónsdóttir, Páll Einarsson, Sara Barsotti, Josef Horálek & Thorbjörg Ágústsdóttir (2022). Deformation and seismicity decline before the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption. Nature 609, 523–528. doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05083-4
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