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Downpours and thunder warnings issued for Denmark

A summer thunderstorm is likely to hit Denmark Thursday morning, with heavy rain forecast for the southern part of the country.

Published: 22 June 2017 09:42 CEST
Downpours and thunder warnings issued for Denmark
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The rain and thunder, which is moving towards the country from the North Sea, will bring localised downpours during the day, according to a forecast by the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI).

DMI has issued a storm warning for Thursday and says that up to 25-35mm of rain could fall in some areas.

“The bad weather will hit Denmark within the next few hours and we are expecting thunder in some places. We can not rule out localised downpours,” duty meteorologist Steen Rasmussen of DMI told Politiken.

The storm is expected to reach the southwestern part of the country first before moving east, with heavy rain and thunder probable in southern and central Jutland along with the islands of Funen, Lolland and Falster.

Southern Jutland and Funen are expected to be worst hit.

“The northern part of the country will not escape the rain, but looks likely to avoid the heavy rain on this occasion,” Rasmussen said.

The meteorologist said that there was some risk of flooding in low-lying areas and advised caution during the storm.

“Take cover during thunder, and if you are driving then be careful, as there is a risk of aquaplaning. There may also be strong gusts of wind, so it is important to be aware of this,” he said.

The bad weather is associated with a low pressure area and associated weather front, according to the report.

Danes looking forward to next week’s Roskilde Festival – the largest music festival in northern Europe – will see the storms as an unwanted arrival after a period of sunny weather.

READ ALSO: VIDEO: Northside festival gets drenched on opening day

The yearly festival, which opens the gates to its 90,000 square metre camping area on Saturday, has around 130,000 attendees – making it Denmark’s 4th biggest town for its one-week duration.

Bad weather has in the past turned the festival area into a quagmire, most notoriously in 2007, when 85mm of rain caused flooding and health hazards.

DMI currently forecasts showers and mixed weather in the Roskilde area next week. 

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Norway to get a taste of summer with 20C days this week

Summer is finally here! Or least it is if you live in southern Norway, where a warm front coming up from Europe will bring t-shirt temperatures of 20C by Thursday, according to forecasts.

Published: 30 April 2024 08:42 CEST
Norway to get a taste of summer with 20C days this week

Warm air from southern Europe will combine with a high pressure zone which will bring clear skies and sunshine, with summery weather coming towards the end of the week, Norway’s national weather forecaster Yr has reported. 

“Thursday and Friday especially will be nice,” Ingrid Villa, a meteorologist at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, told the public broadcaster NRK. “Then we will probably get temperatures of over 20 degrees Celsius in some places.” 

Patches of 20C warmth are expected both in western Norway around Bergen and in Western Norway around Oslo, with the area around Tromsø expected to have slightly cooler weather, although Villa said that “it will absolutely be something like summer there too”. 

The warm sunny weather is, however, expected to pass northern Norway by, with grey overcast skies expected for much of this week. 

But if you think summer has come to Norway to stay, you risk disappointment as much cooler temperatures are expected next week.  

“There’s nothing unusual in getting an early taste of summer in April and the start of May, and then we can quickly go back to cooler more spring-like weather,” Villa said. 

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