Akureyri live webcam – Mývatnsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), view 1
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Akureyri live webcam: what you see
This live webcam shows road and weather conditions on Mývatnsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), view 1 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: "Mývatnsheiði til norðurs." Use it to check traffic and road conditions before you set off.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- myvatnsheidi_1
- Operator
- Vegagerðin
- Station ID
- 7037
- Station
- Mývatnsheiði
- Road number
- 1
- Road name
- Hringvegur
- View (local description)
- Mývatnsheiði til norðurs
- 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.
Live camera in Akureyri, Iceland
Weather now in Akureyri: 1 °C (34 °F), cloudy, wind 13 km/h (8 mph) from the southeast. Forecast for 9 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 41 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 imageMývatnsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view
WorkingStill imageMývatnsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), view 3
WorkingStill imageFljótsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view
WorkingStill imageFljótsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), view 1
WorkingStill imageFljótsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), view 3
WorkingStill imageKaldakinn, Road 85 (Norðausturvegur), view 1The nearest other cameras are Mývatnsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view (0.0 km), Mývatnsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), view 3 (0.0 km) and Fljótsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view (16 km).
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Questions about Mývatnsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), view 1
Is the Mývatnsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), view 1 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.
Where does this camera come from?
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 41 km from the center of Akureyri, Iceland. It watches Road 1. Coordinates: 65.614, -17.217. All cameras in Akureyri
What time is it at the camera, and is it day or night?
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 7:41 AM and sets at 6:11 PM there.
Are there more live cameras near Akureyri?
Yes: 8 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 Mývatnsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), view 1 now?
The latest readings from the provider: Road surface: -0.1 °C / 31.8 °F; Air: -0.4 °C / 31.2 °F; Wind: 9 km/h / 6 mph from the SE; Humidity: 95 %. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.