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– There will be gusts of wind so strong that we have sent a hazard warning at the yellow level, says on-duty meteorologist Jon Austerheim at the Dagbladet Meteorological Institute.
At night, it can blow up to 20 to 25 seconds inland, he says.
– It is well above normal, but it happens especially at this time of year.
Encourage everyone to secure loose items and ask people to know that the wind is so strong that trees can fall.
STRONG WIND: Keep your hat on, meteorologists urge, warning of strong winds in several places Wednesday night. Photo: Meteorological Institute
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The hazard warning is valid until midnight Wednesday and is expected to subside beyond Thursday morning.
Heavy rains in Bergen
In western Norway, heavy rains created chaos on Wednesday night. West Police District encourages people to stay home if they don’t have to go outside. They also claim that many roads are closed as a result of heavy rains. In some parts of downtown, water rises through the sewer covers, police write.
– Potentially dangerous
In Åsane, on the outskirts of Bergen, a car was also reported to have got stuck in a large pond and could not get up on Wednesday night.
At the Gullfjellet measuring station on the outskirts of Bergen, it has rained almost 100 millimeters in just 19 hours.
– Of the 95 millimeters that have arrived, most have now arrived after 6 in the afternoon, says Austerheim.
For Vestland, a hazard warning has been issued at the orange level for precipitation, and NVE also has a hazard warning at the same level for floods and landslides.
– The orange warning is quite a lot, the meteorologist emphasizes, and warns that there may be surface water in densely populated areas, that roads may be closed, and that streams and rivers may flow along their banks.
The landslide and flood hazard warning is valid until around noon Thursday, while rainfall is expected to subside into the evening.
Also in western Norway it blows well on Wednesday night, with forecasters warning that gusts are expected to be more than 30 meters per second. The wind will decrease a bit on Thursday morning, but will pick up again in the morning with the same force, NTB writes.
Now comes the snow
Lots of snow waiting
After Wednesday’s heavy rain, Westerners should be prepared for a change in weather starting Thursday, when snow is expected to take over Vestland and Rogaland.
Northern Norway and Trøndelag, as well as the mountainous areas further north in eastern Norway, should also be covered in snow.
– Tomorrow the north wind will come, and then the temperature will drop by around 10 degrees in many places, so have your hat and gloves ready, the meteorologists write on Twitter.
According to NTB, Nordfjord can receive up to 40 centimeters of snow on Thursday, and in both Rogaland and Vestland there can be up to 20 centimeters of snow in areas over 100 to 300 meters.
The Møre og Romsdal police district reports that snow has already gripped the county on Wednesday night and is creating problems on the roads.
– We received several messages about vehicles that have been exhausted / stuck, they write on Twitter.
