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The average July temperature in the southern part of the island is 10–13 °C (50–55 °F). Warm summer days can reach 20–25 °C (68–77 °F). [4] The highest temperature recorded was 30.5 °C (86.9 °F) in the Eastern fjords in 1939.
Mean monthly sunshine hours: 22.6 61.6 110.3 165.1 209.0 189.5 183.1 164.8 118.3 91.6 39.7 12.6 1,368.2 Percent possible sunshine: 12 25 29 36 35 28 28 31 31 31 21 16 27
The Tower consists of 15 searchlights with prisms that act as mirrors, reflecting the column of light vertically into the sky from a 10-metre wide wishing well. [2] It often reaches cloudbase and indeed can be seen penetrating the cloud cover.
Cloud cover values only vary by 3% from year-to-year averages, whereas the local, day-to-day variability in cloud amounts typically rises to 30% over the globe. Land is generally covered by 10-15% less cloud than the oceans, because the seas are covered with water, allowing for more evaporation .
Now that the event is days away, eclipse enthusiasts can visit the National Weather Service's cloud cover forecast and see the probability of clear skies for the afternoon of April 8.
They forecast the cloud cover, transparency and astronomical seeing, parameters which are not forecast by civil or aviation forecasts. [1] They forecast hourly data, but are limited to forecasting at most 48 hours into the future. Each individual chart provides data for only a 9 mile radius, and so are essentially point forecasts.
Reykjavik view during sunrise Reykjavík seen from above Esja, the mountain range to the north of Reykjavík. Reykjavík is located in the southwest of Iceland. The Reykjavík area coastline is characterized by peninsulas, coves, straits, and islands.
But, she said, no one knows for sure whether yet there will be too much cloud cover or blue skies. Contact Frank Witsil: 313-222-5022 or fwitsil@freepress.com.