Iceland alerts, live right now
No weather warningsRoad 1: open3 volcanoes elevatedKp 1
Weather warnings, volcano alert levels, earthquakes, road closures and the aurora forecast — nationally and region by region, straight from the official feeds.
Iceland right now, Wednesday, July 29, 2026: no Met Office weather warnings active; volcano watch: Reykjanes, Askja, Ljósufjöll above background level; no M3.0+ earthquakes in the last 24 hours; the Ring Road open; 21 regional roads closed or impassable; aurora Kp index 1.
Checked 18:44 UTC · Icelandic Met Office (vedur.is), Vegagerðin (umferdin.is), NOAA SWPC and Open-Meteo — unreachable feeds are labelled "temporarily unavailable", never guessed.
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Daily summaries →Right now
The national picture at a glance — every tile is a live feed, and any source that didn't answer says so rather than showing a guess.
Weather warningsNone
No active Met Office warnings.
Volcano levels3 elevated
Reykjanes Orange · Askja Yellow · Ljósufjöll Yellow
Earthquakes 24 hNone
No quakes at M3.0+ in the past 24 hours.
Roads21 closed
of 551 monitored regional roads. Ring Road (R1) open.
Aurora tonightKp 1
Quiet geomagnetic conditions — only a strong dark sky is likely to show faint aurora tonight.
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safetravel.is →Active alerts
Weather warnings, earthquakes above magnitude 3 and volcano alert levels from the Icelandic Met Office — listed worst first. If a feed is unreachable it says so.
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Volcanoorange· Reykjanes
Reykjanes — volcano alert level Orange
Heightened volcanic unrest
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Volcanoyellow· Askja
Askja — volcano alert level Yellow
Volcanic unrest
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Volcanoyellow· Ljósufjöll
Ljósufjöll — volcano alert level Yellow
Volcanic unrest
No active weather warnings from the Met Office right now.
No earthquakes above M3.0 in the past 24 hours.
Live road cameras
The Route 1 mountain passes that close first when the weather turns — a live look, straight from Vegagerðin.
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Alerts by region
Warnings, quakes, volcanoes, roads and weather — region by region.
South Coast
Aurora forecast →No active alerts routed to this region.
1 of 109 monitored roads closed or impassable
Vík12°Mostly clear · wind 9 km/h
Höfn10°Overcast · wind 30 km/hWest Iceland
Aurora forecast →- Volcano: Ljósufjöll — volcano alert level Yellow
All 55 monitored roads open
Borgarnes12°Overcast · wind 16 km/hWestfjords
Aurora forecast →No active alerts routed to this region.
All 98 monitored roads open
Ísafjörður11°Overcast · wind 8 km/hNorth Iceland
Aurora forecast →No active alerts routed to this region.
3 of 130 monitored roads closed or impassable
Akureyri7°Overcast · wind 18 km/hEast Iceland
Aurora forecast →No active alerts routed to this region.
All 63 monitored roads open
Egilsstaðir7°Overcast · wind 6 km/hHighlands
Aurora forecast →- Volcano: Askja — volcano alert level Yellow
1 of 7 monitored roads closed or impassable
Landmannalaugar11°Overcast · wind 25 km/hReykjanes Peninsula
Aurora forecast →- Volcano: Reykjanes — volcano alert level Orange
16 of 89 monitored roads closed or impassable
Keflavík12°Overcast · wind 31 km/hRegional road lines cover the numbered roads allocated to each region's series (Vegagerðin data); Ring Road segments are reported in the national tile above.
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How often does this dashboard update?
The page re-fetches every source at most every 15 minutes (server-side revalidation). Weather warnings, earthquakes and volcano levels come straight from the Icelandic Met Office public API; roads from Vegagerðin via umferdin.is; the aurora Kp index from NOAA. Any feed that doesn't respond is labelled "temporarily unavailable" — nothing is guessed or shown stale.
Is it safe to drive in Iceland in winter?
Yes, but check this page and umferdin.is before every drive. Route 1 is mostly paved and maintained, but highland F-roads close completely from October to late June. Carry chains, a phone charger, and warm layers. Rental insurance should cover gravel and ice damage.
What do the yellow, orange and red warning colors mean?
They are the Met Office's official CAP warning levels. Yellow = be aware, weather that can disrupt plans. Orange = be prepared, dangerous conditions likely — reconsider travel in the affected region. Red = take action, extreme weather; roads often close and travel is strongly discouraged.
What should I do in a volcanic eruption emergency?
Follow safetravel.is and the Icelandic Met Office (vedur.is). Stay away from active eruption zones — toxic gases are the main danger, not lava. An elevated alert level on this page means unrest above background, not necessarily an eruption; follow evacuation orders immediately if issued.
Do small earthquakes mean an eruption is coming?
Not by themselves — Iceland records thousands of small quakes a year. We list quakes above magnitude 3 from the last 24 hours. Sustained swarms in volcanic zones are what the Met Office watches; their volcano alert levels (also on this page) are the authoritative signal.
How do I check if the aurora will be visible tonight?
Check the Kp index on this page and the cloud cover for your region. You need reasonably dark, clear skies — September through April is aurora season. Our aurora forecast page has the full 8-region breakdown with visibility scores.