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Simrishamn? Try Simr-is-hamn.
Österlen? More like Nysnösterlen.
In short, chaotic weather awaits as south-east Skåne is hit by snowdrifts and icy days this weekend, and SMHI class 2 warns of heavy drift.
Already in mid-January, icy days were expected in Sweden, which means negative degrees at all Swedish measuring stations for 24 hours starting at 19:00.
The icy day did not occur when a single gauging station recorded degrees on the positive side.
“The accumulated cold”
Now may be the time again, according to Klart.se meteorologist Mikael Sjöstrand.
– The cold has been holding on for a long time and has built up, which means we can have national ice days starting today and several days next week, says Mikael Sjöstrand.
The relatively unusual phenomenon has not occurred in the country since the winter of 2017/2018 when four days of ice occurred and the winter two years earlier produced three.
Photo: Andreas Hillergren
Large amounts of snow are expected to arrive.
Photo: Andreas Hillergren
Take it easy in traffic, says Mikael Sjöstrand, meteorologist.
In addition to the cold, it is expected to get rough around Österlen, where SMHI issued a class 2 warning on Saturday for snowfall and heavy drift formations.
SMHI warns that the amount of snow can reach up to 20 centimeters and in combination with the wind it can cause significant traffic problems and cause interruptions in the electricity and telecommunications supply.
Not just chaos
Snow cannon expected Sunday afternoon and evening.
– When it blows east over the Baltic Sea, strong winds are formed that pull towards the bay of Hanö. It mainly affects Österlen, but also south of Skåne. There are reasons to be careful in traffic, says Mikael Sjöstrand.
Snowdrops can continue to fall on the east coast of the country, including on Småland, Uppland and Gävle.
But it’s not all just chaos and cold.
– There will be midwinter, but also plenty of sun, so it should also be nice for most people from time to time, says Mikael Sjöstrand.
Photo: Jimmy Wixtröm
The snow and cold make up for it.
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