Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 11.10.2026

OUTLOOK 1700 - 2300 GMT.

Winds/temperature at significant levels:
FL050: 150/20-50KT, but becoming 140/30-70KT, strongest in the SW-parts, -00
FL100: 180/15-40KT, but becoming 150/25-70KT, strongest in the SW-parts, -06
FL180: 160/30-60KT, strongest in the SW, but 230/20-30KT in the N and E into the evening, -18

Overview of weather systems:
250 km ESE of Cape Farewell is an extensive 965 mb low slowly moving NE.

Near surface winds:
SE-ly 20-35 KT in the N and E. Increasing SE-ly wind in the SW-parts and the highlands, 40-60 KT there by late evening.

Cloud heights/visibility/weather:
BKN/OVC at 0700-3000 FT in the SE and patches of rain or drizzle with limited visibility. SCT/BKN at 1500-3500 FT in the SW-part, but lower clouds there by late evening with rain and limited/poor visibility. Widely CAVOK in N-Iceland. Tops above 18.000 FT, but near 8.000 FT in the SE.

Visual flight conditions in Iceland:
Poor in the SE. Good/marginal in the SW-part, but becoming poor/impassable there in the evening. Good in N-Iceland.

Freezing level:
3000 to 6000 FT.

Atmospheric or cloud icing:
LGT OCNL MOD in the SE. MOD in the S-parts by late evening.

Turbulence:
LGT ISOL MOD in the N and E. MOD in the SW-part and the highlands, but OCNL SEV there by late evening.

Other information:
NIL.