and Hvanná.
Reduced visibility (10 m) and risky weather keep visitors well away from the eruption now; all access is restricted. The weather forecast is as follows: Increasing northeast wind and intermittent snow and blowing snow, 18 to 23 m/s by afternoon. Rather slighter northwest wind tomorrow and snow showers. Air temperatures -1°C down to -6°C. Calmer weather is expected on Wednesday
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it was among the 10 warmest recorded, but in
the Northeast and East it was among the 15 warmest. Multi-station temperature measurements
go back to the early 1870s.
In Reykjavik only May had slightly below normal temperatures (1961-1990) and in 7 of the
months the temperature was more than 1.5°C above the normal. April and July were
particularly warm and April registered the highest temperature ever
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there was a severe cold spell with heavy snow in the east. In the warm spell during the last week the maximum temperature in the country reached 20°C for six consecutive days. This is highly unusual in May. There was unusually much sunshine.
June
June was warm in the west but rather cold in the east. It was very dry; precipitation was below the long term mean all over the country. The drought
/weather/articles/nr/2614
April was colder than March in the whole north and east. This state of affairs is unusual. The
snow cover was light.
May
The first two days were warm, as was the last week. In between, there was a severe cold spell
with heavy snow in the east. In the warm spell during the last week the maximum temperature
in the country reached 20°C for six consecutive days. This is highly unusual in May
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to 36 km
(~7- 32 mi)
head2right ECHAM5 forcing
head2right CCSM3 forcing
(A1B and A2 scenarios)
HadRM
Resolution: 25 km
(~15 mi)
head2right HadCM3 forcing
Land-Atmosphere Interactions
Snow Cover Change Temperature Change
Change in winter temperature (degrees C)Change in fraction of days with snow cover
Wintertime Change from 1990s to 2050s
Salathé et al. 2008
Extreme Precipitation
Change from 1970
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The weather was on the whole favourable, but less settled than during the previous three years. The temperature was above the 1961-1990 normal, about 0.7 to 0.9°C in most areas, but 0.3 to 0.6°C in the Southeast. The highest temperature of the year was measured at Burfell in the southern inland on 23 July, 25.9°C and the lowest at Kolka
/about-imo/news/2006
The weather was on the whole favourable, but less settled than during the previous three years. The temperature was above the 1961-1990 normal, about 0.7 to 0.9°C in most areas, but 0.3 to 0.6°C in the Southeast. The highest temperature of the year was measured at Burfell in the southern inland on 23 July, 25.9°C and the lowest at Kolka
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