Tag: weather

Heat wave hits Southern Norway

Norwegians and tourists alike were sweating through what one meteorologist called "absolutely abnormal" temperatures this week. They rose to between 30-35C (85-95F) on Wednesday...

Snow surprised summer tourists, and the locals

After a lengthy stretch of beautiful summer weather in Southern Norway, visitors and residents alike woke up to snow on the mountain plateau behind...

New heat wave on the way

State meteorologists were warning on Monday that another Norwegian-style heat wave was on the way, with temperatures due to hit 30C or more in...

New avalanche warnings posted

Norwegian authorities were warning of high avalanche danger on Tuesday, after more snow has fallen on top of older snow, followed by a rise...

Record warm March in Norway

Never before has the Norwegian Meteorologic Institute recorded such an increase in average temperatures for the month of March. The average ended up at...

Two killed in avalanche near Hemsedal

Avalanche warnings were up all over Norway during the long Easter weekend, but that didn't stop everyone from heading out on mountain ski trips....

Storm slams into Sørlandet

Thousands were without power, major roads and highways were closed and damage reports were streaming in after a major storm slammed into southwestern Norway...

Heavy snow sparked accidents

Cars, trucks and busses slid out of control and slammed into one another on Wednesday, after heavy snow followed by rain in Southern Norway...

New naming system for extreme weather

Norway, Denmark and Sweden have agreed on a new system of naming extreme weather systems in Scandinavia. Sweden was the first to put it...

Winter freeze due nationwide

Norwegian state meteorologists were sending out new warnings of an abrupt shift in the weather late this week. After an unusually warm autumn and...

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