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Yellow Weather Warning Over Most Of Iceland
The Icelandic Met Office has issued yellow weather alerts for most regions due to strong northeasterly gales and storms, reports RÚV. Sharp wind gusts are expected near mountains, and roads are likely to become extremely slippery tonight and tomorrow as temperatures rise.…
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Do Shit: Survive Icelandic Winter
The Grapevine’s ongoing guide to getting shit done Winter is officially upon us. While the news is trying to gaslight us all into believing that November was unseasonably warm — either that or it was written by someone who spent the month…
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Tourists Rescued From Cabin At Fimmvörðuháls
Two tourists were rescued in Southern Iceland yesterday after one was injured while breaking into a cabin to seek shelter from inclement weather, reports Vísir. The pair had been hiking across Fimmvörðuháls, a trail which lies between two glaciers, Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull,…
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This Weekend In Weather; Warm, Windy and Maybe A Little Bit Wet
In what comes as no surprise to anyone, the weather this weekend will fluctuate as usual. It’s expected to warm up on Friday and Saturday but in typical Icelandic fashion, it’ll drop right back down to freezing with some light rain. On…
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This Week In Weather: Rising Temperatures With Some Mild Snow Showers
After a cold but bright weekend, the Meteorological Office predicts a right southerly change of wind direction that will potentially bring some mild snow showers to parts of the country later in the week. The temperature will slowly rise above freezing as…
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Iceland’s Weekend Forecast: Warm And Sunny, Then Warm And Rainy
The weekend forecast is looking good, as far as weather in Iceland is concerned. A temperature of up to 20°C and plenty of sun is forecast in the south of the country. The northern part of the country will, however, see lower…
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Wind, Snow, Rain And Yellow Warnings? It Must Be Spring
It’s looking like the perfect weather for a quarantine this weekend. Following this week’s arrival of the harbinger of spring, the golden plover, readers can look forward to rain, snow, and strong winds. Welcome to spring Iceland! Yellow warnings have been issued…
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Storm Days: Frozen Cars, Avalanche Warnings, Power Outages, Snow Tunnels
The latest weather alert from the Icelandic Met Office shows that storm conditions will persist over the entirety of the country through tomorrow afternoon. While the yellow zones will see winds from 15 to 23 metres per second with blowing snow and…
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Snow, Rain, And Wind Sweep Iceland
Brace yourselves, folks, we got a wild storm coming up. Those of you who were up early will remember the snow blowing and falling in heavy flakes. Rain is also on its way. As night falls, temperatures will drop to around 1°…
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Perfect Weather For Extreme Kite Flying In Iceland Tomorrow
If you missed last weekend’s seemingly endless gusts and gales, you’re in luck, as tomorrow promises to bring more of the same. The latest alert from the Icelandic Met Office shows that pretty much the entirety of West Iceland—with the exception of…
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Yellow Weather Warning In Effect Across Most Of Iceland Today And Tomorrow
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has issued a yellow weather warning across most of Iceland. The warning is in effect now, and runs until around 6pm tomorrow. Yellow weather warnings are sometimes laughed off by Icelanders, but they can mean there are some…
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Weather Warning: More Storms To Come!
Don’t get too used to today’s beautiful sunshine. Wind, rain and snow are about to make a comeback and it’s going to be painful. The Icelandic Met Office expects that tomorrow will bring dangerously strong winds in the capital area as well…
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Windstorm To Return On Thursday
Better enjoy the relative stillness while it lasts tomorrow, because the dreaded high winds will be returning to Iceland later this week. As reported, an enormous vortex just west of Iceland has wreaked havoc upon our fair isle today. Trampolines were naturally…
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Stormy Weather: A Look Back
A reader-submitted video montage lets you relive the magic and wonder of the severe rainfall and winds that blustered through Reykjavik these past few days. Videographer: Muhammed Emin Kizilkaya As reported, on October 11 The Icelandic Met Office warned people that very heavy…
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Still Ain’t Easy Being Green
Before we started jailing bankers, Iceland’s strongest memetic power was in our energy grid. Our energy consumption may be proportionately higher than that of a lot of countries, but it’s what generates our power that gained us an international reputation as a…
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At Bæjarins Bestu, Hometown Hot Dog Heroes Brave The Storm
If you don’t know about this afternoon’s storm by now, then you’re in for an unwelcome weather surprise. We’re supposed to get some crazy winds here in Reykjavík (between 35m/s and 50m/s), to the point that folks are strongly encouraged to stay…
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Be Safe: It’s The #RVKSTORMPOCALYPSE Liveblogocalypse
As I write this, we here at The Reykjavík Grapevine are locking up the office, making sure all the windows are firmly closed and that every intern is accounted for, preparing to head home to work on our massive queues of unwatched…
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Icelanders Consider Naming Winter
This year’s winter has been so fierce that there is a discussion underway to name it, reports RÚV. Suggestions range from “Vindaveturinn mikli” (The Great Windy Winter) to “Rokrassgat” (Windy Butthole). Historically it has been common to name great Icelandic winters, a…
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Brace Yourselves For More Bad Weather
Yet another storm is expected to roll into Southwest Iceland at around noon today. The bad weather will continue through the night, eventually moving northeast across the country with winds averaging 20 m/s, according to the Icelandic Met Office. Visibility is expected…
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Swan Blown Onto Roof In Storm
Terrible wind conditions yesterday blew a swan onto a garage roof in Hafnafjörður, reports Vísir. “The garage is surrounded by trees so he must have just been blown onto the roof,” said homeowner, Óskar Eiríksson. “There’s no other way he could have…
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Weather Warning: A Storm’s A Brewing
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has issued a weather warning for an impending storm due to hit Southwest and West Iceland tonight. RÚV reports strong winds up of up to 28 metres per second and substantial snow and sleet are forecast. Winds up…
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Airwaves: GET BLOWN AWAY!
Since Wednesday, we’ve enjoyed three days and nights filled with tunes from all over the world. A few days prior to Airwaves’ kick-off, Reykjavík was freezing and it was lovely; clear skies, beautiful pink sunsets and a bit of sunshine here and…
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WINDY DAY TIDBIT! Musicians & Their Pets!
Stay inside, get some milkbones and catnip and cuddle up with a furry-friend! Compiled by Rebecca Louder & Bob Cluness While being a touring musician and a pet owner can’t be easy, there’s one thing that’s for sure – your pet will…