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Weather forecast

Weather forecast for the next 24 hours

Southeasterly 10-18 m/s in West-Iceland and light rain, while lighter winds and skies clearing in the North and East.
Southwesterly winds today, 13-20 m/s in northwestern areas, otherwise 8-15. Winds easing by evening. Light rain or drizzle in places, but bright spells in the East.
Temperatures 11 to 26 deg C, warmest in the East.
Forecast made 15.07.2026 00:07

Forecaster's remarks

Expecting gale force winds, locally in the northwest parts until late afternoon, which can be hazardous to wind-sensitive vehicles. See issued yellow warnings.
Prepared by the meteorologist on duty 15.07.2026 00:07

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Preliminary results

Observations from weather station

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes during last 48 hours. at 15 Jul 03:55 GMT

Preliminary results

Biggest earthquakes during the last 48 hours

Size	Time	Quality	Location
2.6	13 Jul 20:15:17	Checked	1.3 km SE of Goðabunga
2.1	14 Jul 07:09:07	Checked	27.5 km N of Borgarnes
1.9	13 Jul 22:58:07	Checked	14.4 km SSW of Eiríksjökull
1.5	13 Jul 20:16:39	Checked	3.2 km SSE of Goðabunga
1.4	13 Jul 10:33:58	50.0	24.0 km SSW of Grímsfjall
1.3	13 Jul 09:47:28	Checked	28.3 km E of Grímsfjall

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, water levels can be expected to rise in glacial rivers due to melting for the coming days. Additionally, increased water levels in rivers in the western part of the country can also be expected due to precipitation.

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 13 Jul 20:03 GMT

More hydrological information

Measurement map

Short articles

Early work and an overview of measurements

Evaluation of the history of climate in Iceland since the settlement has been ongoing for more than two hundred years. Hannes Finnsson, the bishop of Skálholt wrote the first scientific treatise on the subject in 1796 (Finnsson, 1796).