Home / Events / Orange Wind Warning issued for Iceland - South Iceland First published Oct 13, 2026, 6:24:17 PM UTC · Last updated Oct 13, 2026, 6:24:17 PM UTC
Orange Wind Warning issued for Iceland - South Iceland Reported by Meteoalarm Iceland
Meteoalarm reported a severe, likely wind warning for South Iceland, effective 05:00–10:00 UTC on October 14, 2026. The warning was published October 13 and marked as an update.
At a glance Affected location: South Iceland Illustrative image: A beautifully-formed low-pressure system swirls off the southwestern coast of Iceland, illustrating the maxim that "nature abhors a vacuum." The vacuum in this case would be a region of low atmospheric pressure. In order to fill this void, air from a nearby high-pressure system moves in, in this case bringing clouds along for the ride. And because this low-pressure system occurred in the Northern Hemisphere, the winds spun in toward the center of the low-pressure system in a counter-clockwise di — File:Low pressure system over Iceland.jpg : NASA/GSFC, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Jacques Descloitres File:Coriolis effect10.svg : Of this SVG version, Roland Geider ( Ogre ), of the original PNG, ( Cleontuni ) derivative work: MikeRun/Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA 3.0 Share this event Why it matters The official warning identifies severe winds affecting South Iceland during the stated period.
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