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
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
If the map and the text forecast differs, then the text forecast applies
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Preliminary results
| Size | Time | Quality | Location |
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| 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 |
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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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
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