Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 26.10.2026

OUTLOOK 1700 - 2300 GMT.

Winds/temperature at significant levels:
FL050: 090/15-35KT, strongest in the NW, -02
FL100: 100/10-40KT, strongest in the SE, -10
FL180: 110/20-35, -23

Overview of weather systems:
600 km E of Langanes is a slow-moving 981 mb low that is filling, with a trough extending westward across Iceland. A deepening 960 mb low is located 1000 km S of Reykjanes, moving northeast.

Near surface winds:
E-erly or VRB 05-15KT, but becoming NE-erly 15-35KT in the NW and SE.

Cloud heights/visibility/weather:
BKN/OVC at 0500-2000FT with limited/poor visibility in rain/sleet in the N- and E- parts, but snow over higher grounds. SCT/BKN above 1500FT in the S part with patches of mist or fog in places. Tops over 20.000FT, but around 5.000-10.000FT in the SW.

Visual flight conditions in Iceland:
Impassable in the N and E. Marginal in the S, but impassable in places in the fog.

Freezing level:
2000-4000FT, highest in the NE.

Atmospheric or cloud icing:
LGT/MOD in the N and E.

Turbulence:
OCNL LGT, but becoming LGT/MOD in the NW and SE.

Other information:
NIL.