Southeasterly, 8-13 m/s by the southwest coast and local gale force winds on the north part of Snaefellsnes peninsula, but much calmer elsewhere. Partly cloudy in the west and light intermitten rain in some places, but mainly clear in the east. Southeast 10-15 m/s by the southwest coast today, but calmer winds elsewhere. Mostly fair, but mist or drizzle along the south coast by evening. Temperatures 4 to 12 deg. C.
Forecast made 04.04.2025 00:08
Gales force south winds on the north face of Snaefellsnes peninsula until afternoon. Hazardous to vehicles that are sensitive to winds.
Prepared by the meteorologist on duty 04.04.2025 00:08
If the map and the text forecast differs, then the text forecast applies
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Preliminary results
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3.8 | 02 Apr 03:03:12 | 90.1 | 4.6 km NW of Eldeyjardrangur |
3.6 | 02 Apr 14:19:43 | Checked | 5.0 km NE of Eldey |
3.4 | 02 Apr 03:25:50 | Checked | 3.7 km NW of Eldeyjardrangur |
The eruption near Grindavík is over. See further news hér.
At around 5:30 this evening, a series of earthquakes began east of Trölladyngja, the largest earthquake measuring 3.6 in magnitude. These are most likely a triggered earthquake, similar to the activity that has been occurring at Reykjanestá and Eldey in the last two days. Just before eleven, a magnitude 3.9 earthquake was measured and felt well in populated areas.
Written by a specialist at 03 Apr 23:19 GMT
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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Written by a specialist at 04 Mar 11:42 GMT
The avalanche bulletin is at a regional scale. It does not necessarily represent avalanche danger in urban areas.
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Updated April 3, at 15:25 PM
Analysis of webcam footage, drone videos, and gas measurements show that the eruption, which began at 9:44 AM on April 1st, ended around 4:45 PM the same day. The eruption lasted just over 6 hours, making it the shortest eruption in the current eruption cycle at the Sundhnúkur crater row.
However, the event is not yet over, as small earthquakes continue to be measured along the dike, particularly north of Stóra-Skógfell, although seismic activity has decreased over the past 12 hours. Little earthquake activity is recorded in the southern part of the dike.
Seismic activity has also decreased in areas such as Reykjanestá, Eldey, and Trölladyngja, where triggered seismicity has occurred in recent days
Read moreUpdated 25. March at 15:00 UTC
GPS deformation data shows that magma continues to accumulate beneath Svartsengi, although the pace of land uplift has slightly decreased in recent weeks. Despite the slower uplift, experts still consider it likely that a magma intrusion and/or eruption will occur along the Sundhnúkur crater row.
Read moreAt around 14:30 yesterday (12 March 2025), a rather intense earthquake swarm began offshore Reykjanestá. The swarm was most intense at the beginning when about 50 – 60 earthquakes were recorded in the first few hours. As the day progressed, the activity decreased but then increased again shortly before midnight when an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred. When the activity increased again in the evening, it shifted slightly westward as the image shows (blue circles indicate the location of earthquakes that occurred at the beginning of the swarm yesterday, while yellow and red ones show earthquakes from late last evening and night).
Read moreA southerly storm or violent storm is expected later today and tomorrow, with very strong wind gusts, widely 35 – 45 m/s and especially near mountains, but locally exceeding 50 m/s. Considerable or heavy rain is expected in the south and the west regions of the country. More details can be found here.
Read moreThe year 2024 was remarkably cold compared to temperatures of this century. The national average temperature was 0.8 degrees below the 1991 to 2020 mean, and it was the coldest year since 1998. Lowest relative temperature was inland in the North, while it was warmer along the southern coast. The summer was wet across the entire country, but other months of the year were relatively dry. Overall, the year was drier than average in the eastern, southern, and southwestern parts of the country, but wetter than average in the North and West, which experienced heavy rain during summer. The sea level pressure was unusually low from June through August, and the summer was characterized by frequent low-pressure system passage and unfavourable weather. During other seasons, the weather was relatively calm, and annual mean seal level pressure and wind speed were around average.
Read moreThe first phase of the Icelandic Meteorological Office's (IMO) new website was launched today. This marks the beginning of a major project aimed at renewing both the website and its entire technical infrastructure.
The new weather forecast website is available at https://gottvedur.is/en/. While the site is still in development, once the renewal of the current website is complete, the new weather pages will be moved to the domain vedur.is.
Read moreThe Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) is a public institution, historically based on the Icelandic Meteorological Office (1920) and the Icelandic Hydrological Survey (1948). The two institutions merged in 2009, with the responsibility of monitoring natural hazards in Iceland and conducting research in related fields, as well as participating in international monitoring and research. IMO has a staff of 130 people, of which 60 staff members work on research-related activities.
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