The onset of winter can clearly be felt here in Iceland. Just the other day the Icelanders were celebrating the first day of winter with the annual kjötsúpa (Icelandic lamb soup) festival. Morgunblaðið reports roads in south and east Iceland in the area around Holtavörðuheiði are empty due to dangerous ice-slicks.

According to information from Vegagerðin (the Icelandic Roads Authority) such conditions are to be found in the Steingrímsfjarðarheiði and Þröskuldar areas and in Northern Iceland slippery ice and ice-slicks are widespread. Such ice is also in the process of forming in the Öxnadalsheiði area and on the road between Akureyri and Dalsvík. The area surrounding Víkurskarð in Northern Iceland has also seen some snowfall.

In Eastern Iceland the snow has reached the areas of Möðrudalsöræfi and Vopnafjarðarheiði. Slippery conditions are also present in Fjarðarheiði and ice-slicks can be found around Fagradalur and Oddskarð. Due to roadworks the Oddskarð tunnel will be closed at night until Friday, from 23:00 to 06:00.

Wherever your heading in rural Iceland, make sure you have your snow tyres installed and you let someone know where you’re going.

Source: Morgunblaðið

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