Yellow warning tonight: Temperature rising with melting snow and ice
Yellow alert for weather: Reykjavik - Capital Region, South Iceland, Faxaflói - Southwest Iceland and Southeast Iceland. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson
"We have warnings for melting snow and subsequently increased water and possibly slippery roads here in the south and west of the country and in the Southeast this evening."
This is what a meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office says, but tonight a temperature change will come to the country with warm air and rain.
Clean out the drains
Considerable or heavy rain and rapidly rising temperatures are expected. Then you can expect a lot of melting, increased runoff and water growth in rivers and streams. It is important to clean drains to avoid water damage due to rain and runoff.
In addition to this, heavy ice can form where it rains on piles of ice or compacted snow.
"Clean out drains and protect yourself in the icy conditions," is the message from the Met Office.
People are encouraged to be careful and pay close attention to weather forecasts.
Runoff by Rauðahólar last winter. mbl.is/Árni Sæberg
Runoff and rising water in lakes and rivers
Late tonight and night, warm weather and considerable rain are forecast, especially in the southern part of the country.
You can expect a lot of melting, increased runoff and water growth in rivers and streams. This is stated in a meteorologist's comment on the website of the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
Expect southwest 8 to 18 meters per second today. It will be windy from the north. A few showers or thunderstorms are expected, but it is dry to call for the north-east part of the country. The weather is getting warmer with temperatures ranging from 0 to 6 degrees in the afternoon.
There will be a slower wind tonight and rain or sleet in the south and west of the country, but sleet or snow in the north until tonight.
In the morning, the southwest winds 13 to 23 meters per second with gusts and cooling weather, it will be windiest in the south and west.
It shortens mostly in the north-eastern part of the country after noon tomorrow. Then the weather cools down, but you can expect frost between 0 and 6 degrees tomorrow evening.
