With the 17th of June just around the corner, Icelanders are preparing to celebrate the country’s national holiday in style. The weather, however, will not be favourable in the capital.
The Icelandic Met Office predicts heavy showers of rain in the south and the west, while the northeast will remain mostly dry. Temperatures will range between 7 to 16 degrees Celsius (45 to 61 Fahrenheit), warmest in the northeast.
The 17th of June, often dubbed ‘Sautjándinn’ (The Seventeenth) in Icelandic, commemorates Iceland’s independence from Danish rule in 1944. The date was chosen to coincide with the birthday of Jón Sigurðsson, a major figure in Iceland’s independence movement in the late 20th century.
With the 17th of June just around the corner, Icelanders are preparing to celebrate the country’s national holiday in style. The weather, however, will not be favourable in the capital.
The Icelandic Met Office predicts heavy showers of rain in the south and the west, while the northeast will remain mostly dry. Temperatures will range between 7 to 16 degrees Celsius (45 to 61 Fahrenheit), warmest in the northeast.
The 17th of June, often dubbed ‘Sautjándinn’ (The Seventeenth) in Icelandic, commemorates Iceland’s independence from Danish rule in 1944. The date was chosen to coincide with the birthday of Jón Sigurðsson, a major figure in Iceland’s independence movement in the late 20th century.
