Actual weather and road conditions: https://www.campericeland.is/en/information/actual-road-condition/ Weather and conditions on the main roads: Strong wind gusts over 30 m/s (aprox. 70 mph or 115 km/h) expected today from Reykjavík to Keflavík,...
Weather and conditions on the main roads: The winter has knocked on our door! Slippery roads early morning and evening and since most cars aren‘t equipped with studs yet it‘s important to warn travellers of this. Important to follow conditions-map...
Photo: Inspired by Iceland/YouTube. Inspired by Iceland, the official destination brand for Iceland in marketing has launched a new campaign. Named a-ö, explorers are encouraged to complete online classes with the goal of winning a trip to Iceland. The name...
Klara Bjartmarz, CEO of the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ), told RÚV preparations are well underway for Iceland’s participation in the FIFA World Cup. Iceland secured its spot in the 2018 tournament with a 2-0 win last night against Kosovo, finishing...
Northern lights activity will lessen from 2019-2021 due to decreasing solar activity, Vísir reports. There will be fewer of the colourful, bright displays which have recently attracted tourists to Iceland. Northern lights are caused by solar activity, which...
Ring road no. 1 has now opened in the south east! Snow/sleet expected above 200-300 m. in the north (from Varmahlíð to Reyðarfjörður). Drivers in the area should be aware as most cars are not equipped for icy roads right now. Wind gusts from Skaftafell to Djúpivogur...
Ein Weidetor im Hornafjörður. Photo: Inga Stumpf Sechszig bis siebzig Touristen haben gestern Abend Schutz in den Auffangstationen Hofgarði und Mánagarði im Hornafjörður gesucht, nachdem durch die heftigen Regenfälle Flüsse über die Ufer getreten waren und...
From Lagarfljót today. The water has reached a wide area, including grasslands for sheep.Photo: RÚV Screenshot Lagarfljót river, the river flowing through Egilsstaðir, the largest town in Eastern Iceland has begun to flood. This is due to the torrential rain that...
UPDATE – RING ROAD, SOUTH-EAST ICELAND South-East and Eastern Iceland have faced torrential rain, with severe damage to the main road, as well as bridges. The country‘s main road has been severed at Hólmsá, and around forty sheep are believed to have...
Photo: Screenshot/RÚV Die massiven Regenfälle, die in der vergangenen Nacht über dem Südosten und Osten des Landes niedergingen, haben weitreichende Schäden verursacht, berichtet RÚV. Die Ringstrasse ist am Fluss Hólmsá im Hornafjörður weggespült worden, im...
The iceberg near the Icelandic Westfjords, located in North-West Iceland. Photo: Jón G. Guðjónsson. An iceberg is now visible off the coast of Nestangi, in the Icelandic Westfjords. It’s been carefully monitored by the Litla-Ávík weather station and...
Photo: Vegamálun GÍH/Facebook Ísafjörður town, in the Icelandic Westfjords, has set up a three-dimensional pedestrian crossing in the central part of town. According to Gauti Ívar Halldórsson, CEO of Vegamálun, the company behind the peculiar road-painting, the...
NEVER DO THIS: A tourist risking her life at the powerful Gullfoss falls in South Iceland.(Photo/Sunna Lind) A tourist put herself in enormous danger in the rocks at Gullfoss waterfall in South Iceland for the purpose of a photograph. Icelander...
The increase in tourists in Höfn, South Iceland, during the “off-season” has led to the decision to keep the town’s campsite open this coming winter, Vísir reports. Most Icelanders would consider the camping season to stretch from mid-June to mid-August....
Weather and conditions on the main roads: ATTENTION! Heavy rain from Kirkjubæjarklaustur to Vopnafjörður today in SE-Iceland and in Strandir in the Westfjords! Levels of rivers and creeks likely to rise in the area! Could also result in limited visibility on...
