Temperatures could reach 12 degrees as skies clear

Skies are expected to clear in many parts of Iceland today, with temperatures reaching up to 12 degrees, mbl.is reports.

Yellow weather warnings are in effect in South Iceland and the Faxaflói area for mountain wind gusts that could exceed 30 metres per second. The warning for South Iceland expires at 8 a.m. and the one for Faxaflói an hour later.

Easterly winds of 13 to 20 metres per second and rain are forecast today, though northern and eastern areas will mostly stay dry. Winds will turn southerly around midday, easing to 5 to 13 metres per second. Conditions will improve in many places, first in the southwest, while light precipitation continues in the southeast and east and is expected to increase there this evening.

Tomorrow, southerly and southwesterly winds of 5 to 13 metres per second are forecast. The west can expect showers, while northern and eastern areas will be mostly dry with sunny spells. Temperatures are forecast to range from 3 to 8 degrees.