Akureyri live webcam – Lónsbakki, Road 1 (Norðurlandsvegur), view 3
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Akureyri live webcam: what you see
The Akureyri live webcam watches road and weather conditions on Lónsbakki, Road 1 (Norðurlandsvegur), view 3 in Akureyri. 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. Vegagerðin's own caption: "Lónsbakki til suðurs." Use it to check traffic and road conditions before you set off.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- lonsbakki_3
- Operator
- Vegagerðin
- Station ID
- 7193
- Station
- Lónsbakki
- Road number
- 1
- Road name
- Norðurlandsvegur
- View (local description)
- Lónsbakki til suðurs
- 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)
- Last checked
- Oct 7, 21:15 UTC (5 h ago)
- Working, last 7 days
- 100 % of checks
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
Where this Akureyri live webcam is
Weather now in Akureyri: 2 °C (35 °F), cloudy, wind 5 km/h (3 mph) from the southeast. Forecast for 3 AM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Akureyri is a town in Iceland with about 19,000 people. The camera is about 3.5 km from the center. Akureyri keeps Atlantic/Reykjavik time (UTC at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
Akureyri is the largest town in Iceland outside the capital region, a fishing and university town of about 20,000 people at the head of Eyjafjörður, the country's longest fjord. It lies in the north, about a hundred kilometers south of the Arctic Circle and roughly 390 kilometers from Reykjavík by road. Mountains shelter the town, which gives it a relatively mild climate for its latitude and allows a botanical garden…
On the map
Live cameras near Akureyri
WorkingStill imageLónsbakki, Road 1 (Norðurlandsvegur), view 1
WorkingStill imageLónsbakki, Road 1 (Norðurlandsvegur), view 2
WorkingStill imageVaðlaheiðargöng - vestur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west
WorkingStill imageVaðlaheiðargöng - vestur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west
WorkingStill imageVaðlaheiðargöng - austur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking east
WorkingStill imageVaðlaheiðargöng - austur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking eastThe nearest other cameras are Lónsbakki, Road 1 (Norðurlandsvegur), view 1 (0.0 km), Lónsbakki, Road 1 (Norðurlandsvegur), view 2 (0.0 km) and Vaðlaheiðargöng - vestur, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west (4.5 km).
All Akureyri live cameras · Camera radar centered here · More from Vegagerðin
Questions about Lónsbakki, Road 1 (Norðurlandsvegur), view 3
Is Lónsbakki, Road 1 (Norðurlandsvegur), view 3 working right now?
Yes, it is working: at our last automatic check (Oct 7, 21:15 UTC) it was sending new pictures. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 10 minutes straight from Vegagerðin.
How often does the picture update?
About every 10 minutes, on Vegagerðin's schedule. The image on this page refreshes by itself while the tab is open.
Who operates the Lónsbakki, Road 1 (Norðurlandsvegur), view 3 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 3.5 km from the center of Akureyri, Iceland. It watches Road 1. Coordinates: 65.702, -18.150. All cameras in Akureyri
Is it day or night there now?
Akureyri is in the Atlantic/Reykjavik time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 8 the sun rises at 7:45 AM and sets at 6:14 PM there.
Are there more live cameras near Akureyri?
Yes: 13 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