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Road in Iceland
Road in Iceland
Travelers intending to drive Dynjandisheiði, Steingrímsfjarðarheiði and to Árneshreppur in the West Fjords should be aware of the winter conditions, ruv.is reports.
Parts of Siglufjarðarvegur in North Iceland are icy and there are icy and/or snowy conditions on the roads across Fjarðarheiði, Vatnsskarð eystra, Mjóifjörður, Möðrudalsöræfi, Vopnafjarðarheiði, Breiðdalsheiði and Öxi in East Iceland.
Due to repairs, parts of the road by Dettifoss waterfall in Northeast Iceland are only passable for 4x4 vehicles.
The weather is currently sunny in Reykjavík and South Iceland but conditions are expected to turn cloudy with some rain in the afternoon.
Iceland is located at the same lattitude as parts of Greenland and according to the Danish Metheological Institute [Link] especially North Eastern Greenland was very cold in May, in fact Danmarkshavn measured the lowest average since 1949, with -11.1 C as opposed to the 30 year average of -6.5 C, and Daneborg had the coldest since 1958 and landet on an average of -9.0 C.