Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 18.09.2026

OUTLOOK 1200 - 1700 GMT.

Winds/temperature at significant levels:
FL050: 130/05-15KT, 01
FL100: 160/05-20KT in the N, but 190/05-15KT in the S, -07
FL180: 220/05-15KT, but becoming 140/05-15KT, -20

Overview of weather systems:
550 km WSW of Reykjanes is a 978 mb low, moving E, but 200 km N of Shetland Islands is a 982 mb low, moving N.

Near surface winds:
SE- or E-erly wind 05-15KT, strongest by the SW coast.

Cloud heights/visibility/weather:
Mainly SCT/BKN at 1000-2000FT and light intermittent rain/drizzle and poor visibility as well as mist/fog in places, especially in the E and far NW. Becoming BKN/OVC at 0500-2000FT in the S with rain and poor visibility. Tops around 14.000FT, LYR.

Visual flight conditions in Iceland:
Widely poor, but impassable in fog/mist in places especially in the E and far NW. Becoming impassable in the S.

Freezing level:
3000-5000 FT.

Atmospheric or cloud icing:
LGT above FZL, but becoming LGT/MOD in the S.

Turbulence:
NIL.

Other information:
NIL.