Akureyri live webcam – Öxnadalsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west

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Latest image: Öxnadalsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west
Still image, not video: a new photo every 10 min. Source: Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin), dataset "Vefmyndavélar", CC BY 4.0 · Watch at the source
Local time—Atlantic/Reykjavik
Day or night—Sunrise and sunset
StatusWorkingListed by Vegagerðin
Working, last 7 daysNot enough checks yetFrom the provider's list

Akureyri live webcam: what you see

This Akureyri live webcam watches road and weather conditions on Öxnadalsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west in Akureyri. Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration) operates it, an official source. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 10 minutes straight from Vegagerðin. The camera points west. It looks toward the sunset, today at 6:17 PM local time. Vegagerðin's own caption: "Öxnadalsheiði séð til vesturs." Drivers use it to see traffic, weather and the road surface before a trip.

Camera details

Camera ID
oxnadalsheidi_1
Operator
Vegagerðin
Station ID
7003
Station
Öxnadalsheiði
Road number
1
Road name
Hringvegur
Looking
West
View (local description)
Öxnadalsheiði séð til vesturs
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

Akureyri is a town in Iceland with about 19,000 people. The camera is about 37 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…

More about Akureyri live cameras

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Live cameras near Akureyri

Closest to this one: Öxnadalsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking east (0.0 km), Öxnadalsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), road surface view (0.0 km) and Bakkaselsbrekka, Road 1 (Hringvegur), view 3 (1.6 km).

Questions about Öxnadalsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west

Can I watch Öxnadalsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west 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 is the Öxnadalsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west camera?

It is about 37 km from the center of Akureyri, Iceland. It watches Road 1. Coordinates: 65.468, -18.694. 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 7:47 AM and sets at 6:17 PM there.

Can I see other cameras nearby?

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

Does this camera record speeding or issue tickets?

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 do the sensors at Öxnadalsheiði, Road 1 (Hringvegur), looking west show?

The latest readings from the provider: Road surface: -0.1 °C / 31.8 °F; Air: 1.9 °C / 35.5 °F; Wind: 10 km/h / 6 mph from the S, gusts 31 km/h / 19 mph; Humidity: 66 %. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.