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Road conditions: Breiðdalsheiði, East Iceland impassable. Icy patches on most major roads 4552

13. mar 2023 20:32

Páskahret, or an Easter cold spell, seems to be an integral part of the Easter holidays in Iceland.

It began to snow in the southwestern regions yesterday evening and the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration warn of icy patches on roads in Reykjavík today, Tuesday.

Slick road conditions are also reported on Hellisheiði, Þrengslin, Mosfellsheiði and Lyngdalsheiði in Southwest Iceland.

Snowdrift can be expected on Steingrímsfjarðarheiði and Þröskuldar in the Westfjords.

Breiðdalsheiði mountain road in East Iceland is currently impassable. 

Páskahret, or an Easter cold spell, seems to be an integral part of the Easter holidays in Iceland.

It began to snow in the southwestern regions yesterday evening and the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration warn of icy patches on roads in Reykjavík today, Tuesday.

Slick road conditions are also reported on Hellisheiði, Þrengslin, Mosfellsheiði and Lyngdalsheiði in Southwest Iceland.

Snowdrift can be expected on Steingrímsfjarðarheiði and Þröskuldar in the Westfjords.

Breiðdalsheiði mountain road in East Iceland is currently impassable.