From the Monitoring Desk

Measurements and drilling at Strandartindur above Seyðisfjörður

Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) surveys were carried out at Strandartindur above Seyðisfjörður around the beginning of August.

Precipitation and increased likelihood of landslide activity on Monday, 7 September

On Sunday evening, a low-pressure system will move over the southeastern part of the country and then pass across the East Fjords on Monday, 7 September. The most precipitation is expected in the nort...

GB-InSAR system returned to Seyðisfjörður

On Thursday, August 20, the ground-based interferometric radar (GB-InSAR) located in Vestdalur was moved to Eskifjörður as part of routine annual monitoring. The instrument has now been returned to it...

Seismic swarm on Reykjanes Ridge

Í nótt kl. 03:38 hófst jarðskjálftahrina um 26 km VSV við Eldey á Reykjaneshrygg, með skjálfta af stærð 4,1.

Temporary Relocation of the GB-InSAR System to Eskifjörður

The GB-InSAR system has been temporarily relocated from Seyðisfjörður to Eskifjörður for one week of monitoring.

Signs that the glacial outburst flood (jökulhlaup) in Múlakvísl is subsiding

The glacial outburst flood in Múlakvísl, which began on 18 August, now appears to be subsiding. Both conductivity and discharge have decreased since yesterday, and currently there is no gas pollution ...

Increased discharge and significant gas pollution in Múlakvísl

The glacial outburst flood that began in Múlakvísl on 18 August is ongoing. Since yesterday, electrical conductivity and discharge in the river have increased, and gas pollution continues to be detect...

Minor glacial outburst flood in Múlakvísl

Over the past few days, electrical conductivity in the Múlakvísl river has risen steadily and is now unusually high for this time of year, measuring approximately 285 µS/cm. Conductivity measurements ...

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...