You really haven’t experienced wind until you come to Iceland. Check out my video of my friend bodysurfing the wind.
Wind Relaxing II on Flickr.
Every time we thought to have experienced the strongest wind possible the next stop forced us to recalibrate our meters. (By the way, we won’t be complaining anymore for the wind in Berlin or Western Mass.)
20°C (68°F) in Iceland
An unusually warm day in Skaftafell, part of Vatnajökull National Park, made the headlines today. A strong Foehn wind from the Öræfajökull glacier raised the temperatures for a part of the day. Soon after the wind ended, temperatures dropped back down to 11°C.
Iceland is windy. Hanging out at the Skógasandur beach in winds around 30-40 m/s (110-140 km/h or 70-90 m/h). My own video.
(Source: Flickr / steinarsig)
The truth about the weather in Iceland.
It’s not as sunny as in pictures. The northern lights are not always visible. The snow is usually not powdery. It’s pretty cold outside if your not bathing in a hot spring. The wind will probably topple you over a few times. Waterproof clothing is not waterproof in Iceland. Rain comes at you horizontally not vertically and umbrellas are useless. You might get snowed in one day and flooded the next. The darkest mist is an ash mist. Mind the volcanoes.
(Source: Flickr / icelandicmountainguide)
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