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In northern Norway, it has been unusually hot in October, with night temperatures of 15-16 degrees.
In Bodø, meteorologists measured the warmest beginning of October in history. On October 1, 16.5 degrees were measured in the county town. Otherwise it has been between 12 and 15.
The record start to October has also been at the Oksøy and Torungen lighthouses (Kristiansand and Arendal respectively), Værnes and Bergen.
But now it’s over.
– Winter is coming. And it will stay for a while, says on-duty meteorologist Charalampos Sarchosidis in Værvarslinga for northern Norway.
Snow hazard
On Wednesday night, he sent out a snow warning for several locations in northern Norway.
The snow line varies and will be lower in East Finnmark.
– Be prepared if you drive a car, especially over mountain passes. Driving conditions can be slippery and tough for days to come.
The mountain passes of eastern Finnmark have already tried winter. There will probably be snow in the lowlands over the weekend as well.
In Troms and Western Finnmark, the snow line will be about 200 meters.
– Change to winter tires
Further south, in Nordland, it will only snow on the mountain passes.
One of them is Saltfjellet, where it will already snow on Thursday.
– We are not talking about large quantities. But towards the weekend, the temperature here will drop to zero degrees.
Sarchosidis would not have passed through Saltfjellet the next few days without winter tires.
– No. I advise everyone to check the traffic reports on the website of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
Ten degrees below zero in Saltfjellet
The reason for the sudden winter is due to the high pressure between Iceland and southern Norway.
This means that the low pressures are pushed towards the north of Norway, which in turn provides fresh air from the north.
When the low pressure passes on Sunday, the polar cold air enters the continent.
– At the same time that the cold air arrives, the activity of the precipitations decreases. So we avoid snow, and it is only the cold that makes us realize that it is winter.
On Tuesday, yr. does not report minus ten degrees in Saltfjellet.
– It may sound brutal, but probably nine must forget the double digit temperatures for this year. Winter is advancing and I have no intention of letting it go. There doesn’t seem to be a mild weather right away, says meteorologist Charalampos Sarchosidis at Værvarslinga for northern Norway.
- More details on the hazard warning can be found at yr.
