The weather forecast for today and tomorrow promises summery weather, high temperatures and clear skies. But by next week the weather will have returned to it's customary 50/50 winter-spring with flurries of snow and sleet, low temperatures and winds from the north.
Short summer blown away by Arctic winds
We will be getting a few good days, a meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office told the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RÚV. According to the calendar summer should already be here, but we are used to seeing all kinds of weather in May, and the temperatures will drop next week.
He added that the summer people in North Iceland were enjoying will vanish as cold winds blowing from the Arctic will bring flurries of snow and sleet, while plunging temperatures closer to freezing.
Where to head to make the most of the weather?
The best weather in the next few days will be in North Iceland and in inland valleys in East Iceland. The town of Egilsstaðir in East Iceland, Mývatn lake in the North East and in Skagafjörður fjord in East Iceland, as well as inland in Borgarfjörður fjord in West Iceland. Travellers who wish to make the most of the weather in the next couple of days should take note!
The weather forecast for today and tomorrow promises summery weather, high temperatures and clear skies. But by next week the weather will have returned to it's customary 50/50 winter-spring with flurries of snow and sleet, low temperatures and winds from the north.
Short summer blown away by Arctic winds
We will be getting a few good days, a meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office told the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RÚV. According to the calendar summer should already be here, but we are used to seeing all kinds of weather in May, and the temperatures will drop next week.
He added that the summer people in North Iceland were enjoying will vanish as cold winds blowing from the Arctic will bring flurries of snow and sleet, while plunging temperatures closer to freezing.
Where to head to make the most of the weather?
The best weather in the next few days will be in North Iceland and in inland valleys in East Iceland. The town of Egilsstaðir in East Iceland, Mývatn lake in the North East and in Skagafjörður fjord in East Iceland, as well as inland in Borgarfjörður fjord in West Iceland. Travellers who wish to make the most of the weather in the next couple of days should take note!
