Low level flight conditions over Iceland
12.10.2025
OUTLOOK 1700 - 2300 GMT.
Winds/temperature at significant levels:
FL050: 240/20-30KT, -02 to +08, warmest in the SE
FL100: 250/35-45KT, -01
FL180: 240/40-55KT, -16
Overview of weather systems:
300 km NW of Jan Mayen is a 998 mb low that is moving NE, but Over Ireland is a quasi-stationary 1033 mb high.
Near surface winds:
Southwest 15-25 KT in the west and northwest, but light variable wind elsewhere.
Cloud heights/visibility/weather:
SCT/BKN at 2000-3500 FT and fair visibility, but fog around mountains in places with poor visibility. BKN/OVC at 500-1500 FT and fog banks by the south and southeast coast. Tops above 18,000 FT, in layers.
Visual flight conditions in Iceland:
Fair/marginal, but impassable in the southeast.
Freezing level:
5000-10,000FT, over Vestfirðir and highest in the southeast.
Atmospheric or cloud icing:
NIL.
Turbulence:
OCNL LGT.
Other information:
NIL.