Norðfjörður residents take 30 m/s winds in their stride

Residents of Norðfjörður are accustomed to severe weather and are not fazed by winds of 30 metres per second, weather enthusiast Hlynur Sveinsson told mbl.is. An orange weather warning is in effect for the Eastfjords.

Sveinsson, who runs the Veðurstofa Norðfjarðar Facebook page, said conditions in the east were good. The precipitation had stopped, leaving a light covering of snow, and people were waiting for the wind to arrive.

Strong winds are expected in the coming hours. The wind has been coming from the north-northwest, which Sveinsson said is more favourable for the community. It is expected to shift to the northwest, when conditions could become more lively.

Precipitation was lighter than earlier forecasts had suggested. “Thirty metres per second is nothing for us. We get that almost every month,” he said.