Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 09.09.2026

OUTLOOK 0700 - 1200 GMT.

Winds/temperature at significant levels:
FL050: 210/15-30KT, strongest in the NW, +03
FL100: 220/20-35KT, strongest in the NW, -01
FL180: 200/35-50KT, -18

Overview of weather systems:
850 km SW of Reykjanes is a deepening 990 mb low moving NE. Near the Faroe Islands is a 1010 mb ridge of high pressure moving E.

Near surface winds:
S and SW 15-30 KT, strongest in the NW part.

Cloud heights/visibility/weather:
BKN/OVC at 1000-2500 FT and limited/poor visibility at times in drizzle or light rain. Mostly CAVOK in the NE and E parts. Tops at 8.000-18.000 FT in the S and W parts, in layers.

Visual flight conditions in Iceland:
Poor/impassable, but mostly good in the NE and E parts.

Freezing level:
8.000-10.000 FT.

Atmospheric or cloud icing:
LGT ISOL MOD abv. FZL.

Turbulence:
LGT, but ISOL MOD in the NW part and over the central highlands.

Other information:
NIL.