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Weather forecast

Weather forecast for the next 24 hours

South and southwest 13-20 m/s, but 5-13 m/s in the south and east. Considerable rain in the west. Cloudy and mostly dry elsewhere, but mostly fair in the east.

South and southwest 5-13 m/s tomorrow, but slightly stronger winds in the northwest until later in the day. Intermittent rain, mainly in the southwest and west. Temperature 10 to 22 deg. C, warmest in East-Iceland.
Forecast made 12.07.2026 18:16

Forecaster's remarks

South and southwest gale locally in the northwest part, e.g. on the northern part of Snæfellsnes peninsula and in the Strandir area.
Please check latest weather warnings.

In the southwest part winds are rather gusty near mountains like on Hellisheiði mountain pass or near Hafnarfjall mountain, which could be hazardous for wins sensitive vehicles.
Prepared by the meteorologist on duty 12.07.2026 18:16

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Preliminary results

Observations from weather station

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 12 Jul 18:15 GMT

Preliminary results

Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours

Size	Time	Quality	Location
2.5	12 Jul 12:45:34	Checked	19.4 km SSE of Fontur
2.0	11 Jul 19:43:55	Checked	2.8 km WNW of Geirfugladrangur
1.9	11 Jul 05:55:57	Checked	1.5 km ENE of Goðabunga
1.6	10 Jul 21:42:34	Checked	2.1 km W of Geirfugladrangur
1.5	11 Jul 13:14:35	Checked	5.9 km N of Hábunga
1.4	11 Jul 06:30:29	Checked	1.5 km NE of Suðurbotnar

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

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Hydrology

Average flow and temperature last 24 hours

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Remarks of a specialist

Along with increasing temperatures in the eastern part of the country this weekend, water levels can be expected to rise in glacial rivers due to melting.

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 10 Jul 18:21 GMT

More hydrological information

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Short articles

Avalanches in Iceland

Catastrophic avalanches in the villages Súðavík, 16 January 1995, and Flateyri, October 1995, which killed 34 people and caused extensive economic damage, totally changed the view regarding avalanche safety in Iceland.