in the North and calmer in the East
The low pressure now north of Iceland
30.12.2015
The low is now north of Iceland and wind has started to decrease in the east. See frequently updated maps with wind forecast on our English web.
Forecast for next 24 hrs
/about-imo/news/nr/3258
Grímsvötn volcano
Status Report: 17:00 GMT, 5 November 2010
Icelandic Meteorological Office and Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland
Compiled by: Thorunn Skaftadottir, Eyjólfur Magnússon, Snorri Zophoniasson,
Steinunn S. Jakobsdottir, Gunnar B. Gudmundsson and Matthew J.
Roberts.
Based on: IMO seismic monitoring; IMO hydrological data; IES-IMO GPS
monitoring.
Meltwater
/media/vatnafar/flod/Grimsvotn_status_2010-11-05_IES_IMO.pdf
and web-based ash reports
from the public.
Eruption plume:
Height (a.s.l.): Mainly ~7 km / 24,000 ft.
Heading: West and later southwest.
Colour: Grey.
Tephra fallout: Ashfall reported from the Vestmanna Islands, Rangárþing east and in
Reykjavík.
Lightning: More than 50 lightning strikes were recorded on the ATDnet during the
last 24 hours. Between 4 and 5 this morning, 10 lightning were
/media/jar/Eyjafjallajokull_status_2010-05-14_IES_IMO.pdf