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In the Cathedral, Ástbjörn Egilsson was for a long time the churchwarden and executive director of the parish committee.

Has been working on Christmas Eve for 25 years

24 Dec As the church bells ring in Christmas at six o’clock today, on Christmas Eve, Ástbjörn Egilsson is at work in Reykjavík Cathedral as he has done at this time every year since 1999. “It’s wonderful to be in church on Christmas Eve, as it is on all days,” he says. “It’s a good community and it gets even better on big holidays like Christmas and Easter.”

It's heading for a white Christmas across almost the entire country.

Storm on St Thorlak’s Mass but it is heading for a white Christmas

20 Dec Christmas should be white across most of the country, according to a meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office. On St Thorlak’s Mass gales or storms are forecast, and on Christmas Eve there could be considerable snow in the south and west of the country.

The plan was to open the ski-resort Mt Bláfjöll today.

Canceled the opening in Mt Bláfjöll

18 Dec The ski resort in Mt Bláfjöll was scheduled to open for the first time this winter at 2 pm today. It was announced on the ski resort's Facebook page early this morning, but since the wind in the area has increased significantly and looks set to pick up even more as the day progresses, Mt Bláfjöll will be closed today.

Gular viðvaranir taka gildi víða um land síðar í dag.

Yellow warnings come into effect

2 Dec Yellow warnings come into effect across the country today or tonight, including in the capital area, South Iceland, the Westfjords, and in Breiðafjörður. Snowfall and poor driving conditions can be expected. Traffic could be disrupted, especially on mountain roads.

It has been very busy today at arekstur.is and the company has received around 30 calls due to collisions.

The phone has been ringing off the hook

15 Nov Kristján Kristjánsson, manager at Árekstur.is (traffic collision helpline), says the phone has been ringing off the hook for about three hours. He asks people to drive carefully.

Yellow and orange warnings come into effect tomorrow.

Forecast for bad weather in many parts of the country tomorrow

14 Nov The Icelandic Meteorological Office is warning of severe weather in many parts of the country tomorrow, and a yellow and orange weather warning has been issued due to strong winds and snowfall.

Surface movements such as rockfalls, channelized mudslides and landslides can occur without warning and suddenly.

Increased risk of landslides and rock falls in the west

11 Nov The Icelandic Meteorological Office warns of an increased risk of landslides and rockfalls in the western part of the country, but considerable precipitation, in the form of rain, is predicted in the Westfjords, Barðaströnd, Snæfellsnes, and the South today and tomorrow.

From Öxnadalsheiði in the north. Photo from mbl.is photo archives.

Bad weather forecast for the north

24 Oct A strong northwesterly wind with snow or sleet is forecast in the northern part of the country today. Driving can be bad on mountain roads to the north and visibility can be very low, according to a meteorologist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office.

No accidents in the snow this morning

10 Oct Guðbrandur Sigurðsson, assistant superintendent in the traffic department of the police in the capital area, says that the traffic in the capital area was heavy and heavy this morning, but it snowed slightly in the southwest of Iceland.

Here are the books that are nominated this year.

Three Icelandic authors nominated

12 Sep Arnaldur Indriðason, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, and Lilja Sigurðardóttir are among ten writers in the Nordic countries who have been nominated for the Petrona Prize in the UK, which is awarded for the best Nordic crime story.

Kristín Bogadóttir looks at Iceland through the eyes of a photographer.

Fantastic to experience the stillness in the Westfjords

5 Aug Kristín Bogadóttir, photographer and guide, recommends taking your vacation slowly and enjoying what the country has to offer. She herself knows nothing better than being in the Westfjords.

Farmers have been working hard to make up for the time lost during the cold front.

Seasonal work was pushed back due to the cold front in early June

2 Jul Recently, the weather gods have given us a glimpse of what a good Icelandic summer offers. Chairman of the Farmers’ Association Trausti Hjálmarsson says all the seasonal work is being done later this summer due to the cold weather in the beginning of June.