Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 17.07.2026

OUTLOOK 0700 - 1200 GMT.

Winds/temperature at significant levels:
FL050: 300/15-30KT, +07
FL100: 300/15-30KT, -01
FL180: 290/40-50KT, -18

Overview of weather systems:
A 1032 mb high is nearly stationary 650 km SSW of the Reykjanes penisula, and a 992 mb low, E of the Svalbard archipelago is moving NE.

Near surface winds:
SW and W 10-25 KT.

Cloud heights/visibility/weather:
BKN/OVC at 0500-1500 FT in the W part and intermittent mist/fog or drizzle with poor visibility. SCT/BKN above 3000 FT and mostly good visibility in SE and E-Iceland. Tops at 5.000 to 10.000 FT. Slowly improving conditions in the west at the end of the period.

Visual flight conditions in Iceland:
Poor/impassable, but mostly good in SE- and E-Iceland.

Freezing level:
8.000 to 10.000 FT, highest in the W.

Atmospheric or cloud icing:
LGT.

Turbulence:
LGT ISOL MOD.

Other information:
NIL.