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Snow falls forecast across Sweden

Snow falls are forecast across much of Sweden as Stockholm families head to the hills for half-term holidays, according to the Swedish meteorological agency (SMHI).

Published: 21 February 2009 13:57 CET

Snow falls in southern and central areas of Sweden caused traffic problems on Saturday morning and the Swedish Road Administration (Vägverket) issued a warning for icy roads later Saturday evening.

Snow falls are forecast to spread north and east through Sweden as Saturday continues with central areas predicted to receive 5-10 centimetres of snow.

Temperatures will plunge as night falls after clear skies over much of the east coast during the day.

As Stockholmers packed their cars and head to the hills for the half-term holiday the road administration has warned of frost and ice on many roads in the north of the country.

Once at mountain destination families enjoying the half-term holidays are set to enjoy a good level of snow in most resorts with more to come in the week.

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Denmark records deepest snow level for 13 years

Blizzards in Denmark this week have resulted in the greatest depth of snow measured in the country for 13 years.

Published: 4 January 2024 14:18 CET
Denmark records deepest snow level for 13 years

A half-metre of snow, measured at Hald near East Jutland town Randers, is the deepest to have occurred in Denmark since January 2011, national meteorological agency DMI said.

The measurement was taken by the weather agency at 8am on Thursday.

Around 20-30 centimetres of snow was on the ground across most of northern and eastern Jutland by Thursday, as blizzards peaked resulting in significant disruptions to traffic and transport.

A much greater volume of snow fell in 2011, however, when over 100 centimetres fell on Baltic Sea island Bornholm during a post-Christmas blizzard, which saw as much as 135 centimetres on Bornholm at the end of December 2010.

READ ALSO: Denmark’s January storms could be fourth extreme weather event in three months

With snowfall at its heaviest for over a decade, Wednesday saw a new rainfall record. The 59 millimetres which fell at Svendborg on the island of Funen was the most for a January day in Denmark since 1886. Some 9 weather stations across Funen and Bornholm measured over 50cm of rain.

DMI said that the severe weather now looks to have peaked.

“We do not expect any more weather records to be set in the next 24 hours. But we are looking at some very cold upcoming days,” DMI meteorologist and press spokesperson Herdis Damberg told news wire Ritzau.

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