Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 Low level flight conditions over Iceland

                 14.10.2026

OUTLOOK 1700 - 2300 GMT.

Winds/temperature at significant levels:
FL050: 320/25-45KT, but 30/45-75KT in the NW, 00
FL100: 320/20-45KT, strongest in the SW and 160/20-40KT in the E at first. 020/30-50KT in the NW, -09
FL180: 030/20-45KT in the NW, 320/20-40KT elsewhere, but 170/30-50KT in the E at first, -23

Overview of weather systems:
A 934 mb low at the SE coast of Iceland is moving NE.

Near surface winds:
NE- and N-erly wind 10-30KT but 35-60KT and gust up to 70KT in the NW, strongest over Strandir area and in higher grounds. 140/20-40KT in the E at first, strongest over the Eastfjords, but becoming NW- and W-erly wind 15-35KT in the E and later in the S, strongest by the SE coast with gust up to 50KT.

Cloud heights/visibility/weather:
BKN/OVC at 0500-2000 FT and limited visibility in rain and sleet/snow in mountains in the NW, SE and over Eastfjords at first, but in the W, N and central Iceland later. Improving in the far E later in the period. Tops above 18.000 FT.

Visual flight conditions in Iceland:
Poor/impassable, but marginal/poor in the SW at first. Improving in the far E at the end of period.

Freezing level:
From 0500FT in the NW up to 5000FT in the E.

Atmospheric or cloud icing:
Widely LGT OCNL MOD, but MOD/SEV in the NW (see SIGMET).

Turbulence:
MOD/SEV in the NW and far N (see SIGMET). MOD in the far SE, but LGT OCNL MOD elsewhere.

Other information:
SEV TURB SIGMET
SEV ICE SIGMET