Windy and rainy weather today

It will be windy today, especially in the afternoon.

It will be windy today, especially in the afternoon. mbl.is/Kristinn Magnússon

Today will be windy with the wind coming from the southwest and the west all over the country and people should keep their wits about them when travelling. Yellow warnings are in place for many areas in the country. Thankfully, this is not a forecast for the summer, says Einar Sveinbjörnsson, a meterologist working for Vegagerðin .

"The wind is going to be substantial today and it can be quite tricky especially bearing in mind that there are a lot of people on the roads. Low pressure is going over the country and it brings with it a gust of wind from the southwest."

Most wind will be in the Southwestern part of the country and in the Western part. There will be strong gusts of winds, especially close to the mountains and in the highlands, but there the strenght of the wind will be lessened.

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The coming weekend looks better

"Then there are bad spots, like by Vík in Mýrdal where there will be strong gusts of winds around midday and a bit further east of Skaftafell between Fagurhólsmýri and Jökulsárlón. This kind of windy weather is difficult for travellers on the road, not only those who are towing trailers or caravans." He adds that the worst weather will be between 12-18 PM today.

The low pressure over Iceland brings with it a strong …

The low pressure over Iceland brings with it a strong wind.

The wind from this direction can mean that the roads around Akureyri will be impacted and people should pay special care if they are driving in the area today. "The wind is also quite strong on Holtavörðuheiði and in Skagafjörður,"he says, but less of strong gusts.

The weather forecast for the weekend looks better he says. But as a general rule it is always good to be careful when strong gusts of wind are in the forecast and wait it out. However, the weekend will be good, especially in the northern part of Iceland and in the East, but perhaps not quite as good in the southern and western part of the country. However, the weather overall will be milder this weekend than the last one.

Weather

Partly cloudy

Today

3 °C

Clear sky

Tomorrow

3 °C

Clear sky

Saturday

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