Road over Hellisheiði closed

A photograph taken on Hellisheiði late this afternoon.

A photograph taken on Hellisheiði late this afternoon. mbl.is/Malín Brand

The no.1 road over Hellisheiði, leading between Reykjavik and Hveragerði has been closed. It is now impassable due to heavy snowfall and wind. Weather is also getting worse on Mosfellsheiði. Tomorrow there will be wind and snowfall in North and North East Iceland. 

Roads in the West Fjords are in many parts impassable.

For details of roads conditions visit the Icelandic Road Administration webpage. 

Weather

Partly cloudy

Today

3 °C

Clear sky

Tomorrow

3 °C

Clear sky

Saturday

1 °C