Storm hits South Iceland - windspeeds up to 50 m/s

The weather forecast for Wednesday February 14th. As you can …

The weather forecast for Wednesday February 14th. As you can see with the red colour a storm rages in the South and South East. Map / Iceland Met Office

The storms are hitting Iceland relentlessly it seems and this morning the Iceland Met Offie put out an orange alert for South and South East Iceland. The no.1 road between Hvolsvöllur and Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon is closed. All traffic through Hellisheiði and Kjalarnes has also been put to a stop. 

All flights to the Westman Islands have been cancelled. 

Einnig hefur verið lokað á umferð um Hellisheiði og Kjalarnes og þá hefur flugi til Vestmannaeyja verið aflýst.

This is no weather for travel states the Iceland Met Office. The storm is accompanied by snow and there is no visibility. Windspeeds could go u to 50 m/s. 

Weather

Light snow

Today

0 °C

Light rain

Tomorrow

3 °C

Overcast

Thursday

5 °C