summits, shelves and terraces, large cirques, gullies and cliffs. The following description of
the geological setting is based on Ágúst Guðmundsson and others (2003) and Árni Hjartarson
(2015), see their geological maps (Map 3 and Figure 3), as well as on the landslide hazard study
by Þorsteinn Sæmundsson and Halldór G. Pétursson (1999). The outermost summit is Strandar-
tindur (1010 m a.s.l
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Warning due to gale winds and heavy precipitation
20.7.2012
Saturday afternoon and evening, 21st July, strong southeast- and easterly winds are expected in the southern and western parts of Iceland with heavy rain.
Mean wind speed will be 13 to 20 m/s and occasional
/about-imo/news/nr/2501
weather forecast:
Two low pressure systems are forecast to reach Iceland during the period from Friday morning until
Saturday evening.
The forecast is for southeast 20-25 m/s, (strong gale to storm) tomorrow, Friday, but south 25-30 m/s
(storm to violent storm) on Saturday. A heavy rainfall warning has also been issued for these lows..
Travel conditions will be poor in the south and west
/media/frettir/myndasafn/2015/2015-03-12_vatnsvedurogstormar_en.pdf
:
Vindur í 10m hæð = Wind at 10 m height (m/s)
Hiti í 2m hæð = Temperature at 2 m height (°C)
3ja tíma úrkoma, vindur í 10 m hæð og loftþrýstingur =
3 hrs percipitation (mm), wind at 10 m hight (m/s) and sea surface pressure (hPa)
See also Instructions
/weather/forecasts/elements
:
Vindur í 10m hæð = Wind at 10 m height (m/s)
Hiti í 2m hæð = Temperature at 2 m height (°C)
3ja tíma úrkoma, vindur í 10 m hæð og loftþrýstingur =
3 hrs percipitation (mm), wind at 10 m hight (m/s) and sea surface pressure (hPa)
See also Instructions
/weather/forecasts/elements/
:
Vindur í 10m hæð = Wind at 10 m height (m/s)
Hiti í 2m hæð = Temperature at 2 m height (°C)
3ja tíma úrkoma, vindur í 10 m hæð og loftþrýstingur =
3 hrs percipitation (mm), wind at 10 m hight (m/s) and sea surface pressure (hPa)
See also Instructions
/weather/forecasts/elements/breidafjordur/
:
Vindur í 10m hæð = Wind at 10 m height (m/s)
Hiti í 2m hæð = Temperature at 2 m height (°C)
3ja tíma úrkoma, vindur í 10 m hæð og loftþrýstingur =
3 hrs percipitation (mm), wind at 10 m hight (m/s) and sea surface pressure (hPa)
See also Instructions
/weather/forecasts/elements/centralhighlands/
:
Vindur í 10m hæð = Wind at 10 m height (m/s)
Hiti í 2m hæð = Temperature at 2 m height (°C)
3ja tíma úrkoma, vindur í 10 m hæð og loftþrýstingur =
3 hrs percipitation (mm), wind at 10 m hight (m/s) and sea surface pressure (hPa)
See also Instructions
/weather/forecasts/elements/easterncoastal/
:
Vindur í 10m hæð = Wind at 10 m height (m/s)
Hiti í 2m hæð = Temperature at 2 m height (°C)
3ja tíma úrkoma, vindur í 10 m hæð og loftþrýstingur =
3 hrs percipitation (mm), wind at 10 m hight (m/s) and sea surface pressure (hPa)
See also Instructions
/weather/forecasts/elements/eastfjords/