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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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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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