Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 21.09.2026

OUTLOOK 0700 - 1200 GMT.

Winds/temperature at significant levels:
FL050: 140/40-60KT, but gradually 21040KT in the S, +03
FL100: 180/30-50KT, -03
FL180: 200/30-50KT, but becmg 19080KT in the S, -15

Overview of weather systems:
A 980 mb low, 450 km ESE of Cape Farewell, is moving NNE and a 999 mb low is just N of Norway. A 1026 mb high is over Greenland.

Near surface winds:
SE 40-60KT. Becmg SW 20-40KT in the S-part during period.

Cloud heights/visibility/weather:
BKN/OVC 0500-2000FT with limited to poor visibility in rain and drizzle. Tops LYR ABV 18,000FT. Decreasing precipitation and somwhat improving conditions in the southernmost part at the end of the period.

Visual flight conditions in Iceland:
Poor/impassable, but marginal/poor in the northeast. Slowly improving in the southernmost part at the end of the period.

Freezing level:
4000-10000 FT, highest in the S.

Atmospheric or cloud icing:
LGT/MOD in preciptation.

Turbulence:
MOD/SEV, see SIGMET.

Other information:
Mountainwave activity is likely.