View across the Westfjords. Photo from archives.
mbl.is/Sigurður Bogi Sævarsson
A yellow weather warning will take effect at noon today in the Westfjords and remain in force until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office is forecasting northeasterly winds of 15–20 m/s, with snowfall or sleet during the period.
Poor visibility and worsening driving conditions are expected, especially on mountain roads.
Minus 17°C in the North
It has been cold in northern Iceland overnight and this morning.
The lowest temperature recorded was –17.3°C, measured both in lowland areas near Mývatn and in the highlands at Svartárkot in Bárðardalur, according to observations from the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
The frost peaked at around 3 a.m.
Conditions have been considerably milder this morning in the south and southwest of the country, where temperatures have reached up to about 7.5°C in the Reykjavík area and beneath Eyjafjöll.