Iceland road conditions today: the Ring Road and main routes, live

• Nesjavallaleið – Geirland· Clear
• Þrengslavegur – Fossvellir· Clear
• Hellisheiði til vesturs· Clear
• Þrengslavegur· Clear
• Óseyri – Selfoss· Clear
• Selfoss – Hveragerði· Clear
• Þjórsá – Selfoss· Clear
• Hvolsvöllur – Hella· Clear
• Hvolsvöllur – Markarfljót· Clear
• Markarfljót – Steinar· Clear
• Dyrhólavegur – Steinar· Clear
• Reynisfjall· Clear
• Mýrdalssandur· Clear
• Eldhraun· Clear
• Klaustur – Núpsstaður· Clear
• Skeiðarársandur· Clear
• Fagurhólsmýri – Kvísker· Clear
• Breiðamerkursandur· Clear
• Jökulsá – Höfn· Clear
• Nýtt hringtorg – Nesjahverfi· Clear

The South Coast. Hellisheiði out of Reykjavík and Reynisfjall at Vík are the two places that close first in a storm; the sands east of Vík are where the wind takes doors off. Itineraries on this route

• Hvalnes – Höfn· Clear
• Þvottá – Hvalnes· Clear
• Djúpivogur – Þvottá· Clear
• Streiti – Djúpivogur· Clear
• Breiðdalsvík – Streiti· Clear
• Fáskrúðsfjörður – Stöðvarfjörður· Clear
• Fáskrúðsfjarðargöng· Clear
• Fagridalur· Clear

The fjord road through the East, mostly at sea level; the Fagridalur pass before Egilsstaðir holds snow and ice. Itineraries on this route

• Svalbarðsströnd· Clear
• Víkurskarð· Icy patches
• Ljósavatnsskarð· Clear
• Fljótsheiði· Icy patches
• Kaldakinn· Icy patches
• Aðaldalsvegur· Clear
• Mývatnsheiði· Slippery, salted
• Mývatnssveit· Slippery, salted
• Mývatnsöræfi· Slippery, salted
• Háreksstaðaleið N· Icy patches
• Háreksstaðaleið S· Icy patches
• Jökuldalur· Clear
• Hlíðarvegur – Fellabær· Clear
• Vopnafjarðarheiði· Icy patches
• Hauksstaðir – Pyttalækur· Icy patches
• Skógavegur – Hauksstaðir· Icy patches

Crosses the high desert east of Mývatn (Mývatnsöræfi and Jökuldalsheiði), the stretch of the Ring Road most often closed by drifting snow. Itineraries on this route

• Vesturlandsvegur· Clear
• Kjalarnes· Code 18
• Melasveit· Code 18
• Borgarnes – Baulan· Clear
• Baulan – Norðurá· Clear
• Holtavörðuheiði· Clear
• Staðarskáli – Hvammstangavegur· Clear
• Hvammstangavegur – Víðigerði· Clear
• Gljúfurá – Blönduós· Clear
• Langidalur· Clear
• Vatnsskarð· Clear
• Varmahlíð – Kjálkavegur· Clear
• Kjálkavegur – Fremri – Kot· Clear
• Öxnadalsheiði· Icy patches
• Öxnadalur· Clear
• Ólafsfjarðarvegur – Akureyri· Clear

Three passes: Holtavörðuheiði, Vatnsskarð and Öxnadalsheiði. Each can be icy or closed while the lowlands are fine. Itineraries on this route

• Hringvegur – Laugarvatnsvegur· Clear
• Laugarvatnsvegur – Múli· Clear
• Múli – Gullfoss· Clear
• Svínavatn – Laugarvatn· Clear
• Laugarvatn – Múli· Clear
• Reykjavegur· Clear
• Biskupstungnabraut – Írafoss· Clear
• Írafoss – Lyngdalsheiði· Clear
• Lyngdalsheiðarvegur· Clear

Ploughed early because of the traffic; Lyngdalsheiði between Þingvellir and Laugarvatn is the icy part. Itineraries on this route

• Borgarnes – Hítará· Clear
• Heydalsvegur – Vegamót· Clear
• Vegamót – Búðir· Clear
• Fróðárheiði· Code 18
• Vatnaleið· Clear
• Grundarfjörður – Vatnaleið· Clear
• Grundarfjörður – Ólafsvík· Clear
• Búðir – Hellnar· Clear
• Hellnar – Hellissandur· Clear
• Álftafjörður· Clear

The loop round the peninsula; Fróðárheiði and Vatnaleið, the two short passes across it, are where it turns slippery. Itineraries on this route

• Vesturlandsvegur· Clear
• Kjalarnes· Code 18
• Melasveit· Code 18
• Borgarnes – Baulan· Clear
• Baulan – Norðurá· Clear
• Brattabrekka· Clear
• Svínadalur· Clear
• Þröskuldar· Icy patches
• Hólmavík – Drangsnesvegur· Clear
• Steingrímsfjarðarheiði· Icy patches
• Djúpvegur: Ísafjörður· Clear
• Vatnsfjarðarháls· Clear
• Vatnsfjarðarnes· Not in service (unmaintained)
• Hjallar – Skálavík· Clear
• Súðavík – Hjallar· Clear
• Súðavíkurhlíð· Clear
• Flugvöllur – Ísafjörður· Clear
• Bolungarvík· Clear

Long, high and remote: Brattabrekka, Þröskuldar and Steingrímsfjarðarheiði. In winter check it the morning you drive it, not the night before. Itineraries on this route

• Kópavogur – Garðabær· Clear
• Rauðimelur – Vatnsleysa· Clear
• Garðskagavegur· Clear
• Reykjanesbraut – Stafnesvegur· Clear
• Reykjanesbraut – Norðurljósavegur· Code 18

The airport road (Reykjanesbraut) is kept open in almost anything; the Blue Lagoon road depends on the volcano as much as the weather. Itineraries on this route

• Víkurskarð· Icy patches
• Ljósavatnsskarð· Clear
• Kaldakinn· Icy patches
• Flugvöllur – Húsavík· Clear
• Húsavík – Máná· Clear
• Kelduhverfi· Clear
• Öxarfjörður· Clear
• Hólaheiði· Clear
• Raufarhafnarvegur· Clear
• Hófaskarð· Clear
• Þistilfjörður· Clear
• Brekknaheiði· Clear
• Bakkafjörður· Clear
• Sandvíkurheiði· Clear
• Vopnafjörður· Clear

The whale-watching and Diamond Circle road; the heaths past Húsavík (Hólaheiði, Brekknaheiði) are exposed. Itineraries on this route