The Icelandic Meteorological Office has extended its weather alert for northern Iceland until Saturday, warning people that strong gales and blizzard will make travel dangerous or difficult. Yellow Weather Alert has been in effect since yesterday, and will remain in effect until Friday noon for the entire northern part of Iceland, as well as the South East, and until noon on Saturday for NE Iceland. Severe gales, storm and blizzard in the northern part, with limited liability and dangerously powerful localized winds will bring a near certainty of disturbances to traffic.
Gales and snowstorm in the north tomorrow
The IMO expects the blizzard in the Westfjords and the northern part Iceland until noon tomorrow, with sustained windspeeds of 15-23 m/s and blowing snow. In the South-East the wind is expected to be similar, but with no snow but dangerously powerful localized winds. Windgusts reaching 40 m/s can blow gravel, and sand, causing damage to vehicles, as well as potentially causing drivers to lose control of vehicles susceptible to wind, or even blow them off the road. RVs and vehicles pulling travel vans should stay off the road.
The IMO warns that dangerous winds are most likely in the Öræfi region, in the foothills of Öræfajökull glacier.
Always check the weather and road conditions
Now that winter has arrived travelers should always keep up to date with weather alerts and the forecast on vedur.is, any travel warnings at safetravel.is and road conditions on the website of the Icelandic Road and Coastal Authority.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has extended its weather alert for northern Iceland until Saturday, warning people that strong gales and blizzard will make travel dangerous or difficult. Yellow Weather Alert has been in effect since yesterday, and will remain in effect until Friday noon for the entire northern part of Iceland, as well as the South East, and until noon on Saturday for NE Iceland. Severe gales, storm and blizzard in the northern part, with limited liability and dangerously powerful localized winds will bring a near certainty of disturbances to traffic.
Gales and snowstorm in the north tomorrow
The IMO expects the blizzard in the Westfjords and the northern part Iceland until noon tomorrow, with sustained windspeeds of 15-23 m/s and blowing snow. In the South-East the wind is expected to be similar, but with no snow but dangerously powerful localized winds. Windgusts reaching 40 m/s can blow gravel, and sand, causing damage to vehicles, as well as potentially causing drivers to lose control of vehicles susceptible to wind, or even blow them off the road. RVs and vehicles pulling travel vans should stay off the road.
The IMO warns that dangerous winds are most likely in the Öræfi region, in the foothills of Öræfajökull glacier.
Always check the weather and road conditions
Now that winter has arrived travelers should always keep up to date with weather alerts and the forecast on vedur.is, any travel warnings at safetravel.is and road conditions on the website of the Icelandic Road and Coastal Authority.
