Hafnarfjörður live webcam – Hellisheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking east
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Hafnarfjörður live webcam: what you see
This live webcam watches road and weather conditions on Hellisheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking east in Hafnarfjörður. It is run by Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration), an official source. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 10 minutes straight from Vegagerðin. It faces east. It looks toward the sunrise, today at 7:54 AM local time. Vegagerðin's own caption: "Hellisheiði séð til austurs." Use it to check traffic and road conditions before you set off.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- hellisheidi_3
- Operator
- Vegagerðin
- Station ID
- 7001
- Station
- Hellisheiði
- Road number
- 1
- Road name
- Hringvegur
- Looking
- East
- View (local description)
- Hellisheiði séð til austurs
- Image updates
- Every 10 min
- Video format
- Still image (JPEG)
- Position
- Exact (from the provider)
- Licence
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- Data source
- Vegagerðin road webcams (Iceland)
- Working, last 7 days
- Not enough checks yet
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
Where this Hafnarfjörður live webcam is
Weather now in Hafnarfjörður: 2 °C (36 °F), sleet, wind 25 km/h (16 mph) from the east. Forecast for 4 AM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Hafnarfjörður is a town in Iceland with about 32,000 people. The camera is about 29 km from the center. The nearest bigger place is Reykjavík, 8.8 km away. Hafnarfjörður keeps Atlantic/Reykjavik time (UTC at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
Hafnarfjörður, whose name means harbor fjord, is a town of about 31,500 people about ten kilometers south of central Reykjavík, the third most populous municipality in Iceland. Much of it is built on and around a lava field, and the black, moss-covered rock still shows in gardens, parks and between houses. The sheltered harbor made it an important trading place from the late Middle Ages; English and then German merchants…
On the map
Live cameras near Hafnarfjörður
WorkingStill imageHellisheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west
WorkingStill imageHellisheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view
WorkingStill imageHveradalir, Road 1 (Hringvegur), view 1
WorkingStill imageHveradalir, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view
WorkingStill imageHveradalir, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking east
WorkingStill imageKambar, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface viewClosest to this one: Hellisheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west (0.0 km), Hellisheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view (0.0 km) and Hveradalir, Road 1 (Hringvegur), view 1 (2.2 km).
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Questions about Hellisheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking east
Is the Hellisheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking east camera live right now?
Yes, it is working: at our last automatic check it was sending new pictures. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 10 minutes straight from Vegagerðin.
Who runs this camera?
Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration) runs this camera. It is an official source. Its images are shared under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). LiveLocation shows them straight from the source with credit. About Vegagerðin Watch at the source
Where exactly is this camera?
It is about 29 km from the center of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It watches Road 1. Coordinates: 64.018, -21.343. All cameras in Hafnarfjörður
What time is it at the camera, and is it day or night?
Hafnarfjörður is in the Atlantic/Reykjavik time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 8 the sun rises at 7:54 AM and sets at 6:30 PM there.
Are there more live cameras near Hafnarfjörður?
Yes: 46 other cameras are within 25 km of this one. The live camera radar shows them all on a map, nearest first. Open the radar here
Is this a speed camera?
No. It is a traffic-monitoring camera that Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration) uses to watch traffic, weather and road conditions; LiveLocation does not show enforcement cameras. To report a problem on the road, contact Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration); if the camera itself is broken here, tell us. Road agency website Report this camera
What are the conditions at Hellisheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking east now?
The latest readings from the provider: Road surface: 1.7 °C / 35.1 °F; Air: 2.4 °C / 36.3 °F; Wind: 32 km/h / 20 mph from the ESE, gusts 45 km/h / 28 mph; Humidity: 92 %. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.