Forecast issued at 11 p.m. on Tuesday 11 August, just under 19 hours before totality

Cloudy and wet conditions are expected across much of Iceland’s path of totality. The best chance of breaks in the cloud cover is around Breiðafjörður and in the Westfjords, although considerable unce...

Information page for the total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026

The Icelandic Meteorological Office has launched an information page for the total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026. It is currently available in Icelandic, with an English version to follow closer to ...

Cloud cover is now available on the map at gottvedur.is/en

A new cloud cover layer is now available at gottvedur.is. It shows the forecast distribution of total cloud cover across Iceland for the selected time. A dedicated information page for the solar eclip...