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Today is a day to stay put. All roads in and out of the city are unpassable.

Storm in Reykjavík: All roads in and out of the city are closed

16 Dec 2014 A storm with heavy snowfall is raging in the city and people are strongly advised to stay indoors and avoid all travel by car. Parents are asked to pick up their children at the end of the school day to make sure children get home safely.

Bad weather in the south and west

16 Dec 2014 The Icelandic Met Office has issued a bad weather warning for the southern and western parts of Iceland.

Take care when driving tomorrow, there will be snowfall and strong winds. .

Bad weather in South and West Iceland tomorrow

15 Dec 2014 Snow and strong winds are expected tomorrow, Tuesday in South and West Iceland with winds up to 18-23 meters per second. The Icelandidc met office warns that visibility will be bad and that driving conditions will be poor.

Travel warning in Iceland

14 Dec 2014 No travel weather in the north and east part of Iceland today, says the Met Office. Slowly improving in the west by afternoon.

Wind tomorrow at noon. Red, pink and yellow colors represents very strong winds.

Warning: Blizzard in all parts of Iceland

13 Dec 2014 Weather warning for tonight and tomorrow: Northeasterly wind 18 to 23 m/s (strong gale) with snow in the evening in Vestfirðir and the north coast. Increasing wind in most parts tonight.

Decreasing wind in the west late tomorrow.

Weather warning for tonight and tomorrow

13 Dec 2014 Northeasterly wind 18 to 23 m/s (strong gale) with snow in the evening in Vestfirðir and the north coast. Increasing wind in most parts tonight. North and northwest 15 to 23 m/s tomorrow, but 23 to 32 m/s in the east .

Akureyri winter wonderland

11 Dec 2014 Iceland has been pummelled with an unusual amount of snow in the past days and week. The northern town of Akureyri is no exception. On his usual walk to work this morning, photographer Einar Guðmann took these pretty amazing photos of the snow-covered houses.

The roads in red are unpassable and the green ones are ok.

Most roads unpassable

10 Dec 2014 The Road Administration's road map of Iceland is looking rather Christmasey at the moment with most of the roads coloured in red. Red on the map means unpassable and green roads are passable. As you can see, few green roads are left on the map.

Snow and bad visibility in the city

10 Dec 2014 Traffic in Reykjavik is slow this morning as there is a lot of wind with snow blowing across the streets causing bad visibility. Drivers are urged to drive slowly and carefully. The weather has caused several minor road incidents this morning. Pedestrians are warned not to walk in Höfðatorg and Borgartún near the tall buildings as the winds there are dangerous.

Bad driving conditions on mountain roads

8 Dec 2014 The icelandic civil protection has issued a warning. Increasing southeast wind with snow, sleet or rain, first in the southwest. There will be bad driving conditions on mountain roads in the southwestern part of Iceland i.e. Hellisheiði, Þrengsli and Mosfellsheiði and low visibility and windy this evening until midnight.

Don't travel tonight and secure all loose objects in your garden or balcony. A storm is coming this way - yet again.

Storm warning

8 Dec 2014 The Icelandic Civil Protection has issued a warning about the storm that's coming this evening. People are advised to refrain from travelling and to tie down loose objects that could be blown away in the storm and cause harm.

A storm is expected this evening and into the night.

Storm brewing

8 Dec 2014 A violent storm is expected towards the evening and into the night. The Icelandic met office has issued a storm warning with of winds expected up to 40-50 m/s in Kjalarnes and under mount Hafnarfjall in South-East Iceland accompanied by snow and sleet.

Horses in south Iceland nibbling grass through the snow.

Snow over the weekend

5 Dec 2014 The snow's here to stay - for a while at least. According to the Icelandic met office there will be frost for the next couple of days which means that the snow won't melt. However, they warn of icy patches on roads and walking paths.

Reykjavík gets into the Christmas Spirit

4 Dec 2014 With the snow-laden streets today, Reykjavík certainly looked like a magical holiday wonderland. The Christmas decorations lit up the dark December morning when Mbl.is passed by to capture the atmosphere. Check out our video of Reykjavík in the holiday season.

Winter wonderland

4 Dec 2014 South and south-west Iceland is covered with snow and the capital city woke up to a thick layer of white this morning. Morgunblaðið photographer Golli took these beautiful images this morning in Laugardalur, a residential area of Reykjavík.