West 8-18 m/s, strongest in the north- and east. Decreasing precipitation in the north and east, occasional snowshowers by afternoon, but mostly fair elsewhere. Temperature 0 to 8 deg. C during daytime. Decreasing wind in the evening.
South or variable wind 3-10 m/s tomorrow. Partly cloudy or fair, but cloudy in the west part and intermittent light rain in some places.
Forecast made 02.04.2025 10:59
West and northwest gale in Southeast-Iceland and the Eastfjords in the afternoon. Can be hazardous for vehichles that are sensitive to wind.
Prepared by the meteorologist on duty 02.04.2025 10:59
If the map and the text forecast differs, then the text forecast applies
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Preliminary results
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4.6 | 01 Apr 13:49:06 | 90.0 | 321.4 km SSW of Eldeyjarboði |
4.3 | 01 Apr 16:54:51 | Checked | 3.9 km ENE of Reykjanestá |
4.2 | 01 Apr 07:50:05 | 35.1 | 268.9 km W of Eldeyjarboði |
Around 6:30 yesterday morning an intense earthquake swarm began on the Sundhnúks crater row. An eruption started at 9:44 just north of the protection wall by Grindavík. No signs of magma erupting at the fissure since yesterday afternoon. The earthquake swarm continues.
Yesterday just before 5 pm, three earthquakes occurred near Reykjanestá. The largest earthquake measured 5.3 in magnitude, but they were all found in populated areas. It is registered as 4.3 on our website, but the reason for this is that more detailed processing is needed when earthquakes of this magnitude occur. The earthquakes are probably triggered earthquakes caused by the activity at the Sundhnúk crater row.
Written by a specialist at 02 Apr 06:11 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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Due to malfunction we have closed the service with the water stations on the map. In stead it is possible to see this in the link.
Rauntímavöktunarkerfi.
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 1st at 18:30 PM
Volcanic activity north of Grindavík continues to decrease, with little visible activity on webcams or in recent drone footage. However, seismic activity continues. Earthquake activity near the southern part of the magma dike, close to Grindavík, has decreased, while activity at the northern end of the dike continues with similar intensity and has shifted even further north in recent hours. The seismic activity now extends almost 9 km farther north than the northernmost eruption fissure formed during the August 2024 eruption. The largest earthquakes have been around magnitude 3 and have been felt in Vogar, which is about 7 km northwest of the active area.
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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