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Wind gust of 57.9 m/s recorded at Hvammur under Eyjafjöll

A powerful wind gust was measured early this morning amid a strong storm system passing over Iceland, with meteorologist Einar Sveinbjörnsson highlighting the event.

Dark storm clouds over the mountains
File photo.

A wind gust reaching 57.9 metres per second was recorded just after 07:00 this morning at Hvammur, a weather station located under Eyjafjöll in southern Iceland, according to mbl.is. The measurement was noted as the highest wind gust recorded so far today while a powerful storm system sweeps across the country.

Meteorologist Einar Sveinbjörnsson of Blika drew attention to this significant measurement in a Facebook post earlier today. No further details about other stations or additional remarks have yet been reported.

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