Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 26.10.2026

OUTLOOK 0700 - 1200 GMT.

Winds/temperature at significant levels:
FL050: VRB/05-20KT, -02
FL100:110/10-20KT, but VRB02KT in the SW, -10
FL180: 110/15-30KT in the N, 210/20-30KT in the S, -27

Overview of weather systems:
Between Iceland and Norway there is a slow-moving 976 mb low that is filling, with a trough extending westward across Iceland. A deepening 968 mb low is located 1100 km south of Reykjanes, moving northeast.

Near surface winds:
VRB 05-20KT, strongest in the far N and far S.

Cloud heights/visibility/weather:
BKN/OVC at 0500-1500FT. Limited/poor visibility in rain/sleet in the N-part, but snow over higher grounds. Patches of mist or freezing fog in the S-part. Tops over 20.000FT in the N, around 5.000-7.000FT in the S.

Visual flight conditions in Iceland:
Impassable in the N, impassable/poor in the S.

Freezing level:
1500-4500FT, highest in the NE.

Atmospheric or cloud icing:
MOD, but LGT in the S.

Turbulence:
LGT

Other information:
NIL.