Tag: weather

Water restrictions re-imposed

A lack of rain and the onset of another period of unusually warm weather has prompted officials in several communities in Southern Norway to...

Midsummer cool and cloudy

The sun was turning on Thursday, the summer solstice that would have been the longest and sunniest day of the year if it weren't...

Snow dusts the mountains

The mountains of Southern Norway are supposed to be welcoming summer tourists, hikers and cyclists at this time of year, but folks in Sognefjellet,...

Heavy rain closed roads

The skies opened up and rain poured down on areas all over Southern Norway on Sunday, following some welcome showers last week, too. The...

Unusual ‘autumn storm’ on the way

State meteorologists were warning residents of Southern Norway that a low pressure system expected to hit the area on Thursday was developing into extreme...

Electricity rates set to jump

Norway's once-reasonable electricity rates look set to rise again, this time because of a surprising lack of water in mountain reservoirs that had been...

Heat wave lets up, cold in the North

The high temperatures that have left many in Southern Norway sweltering in recent weeks were due to decline this week. Cooler weather was already...

Clothing conflicts erupt in hot weather

The unusual heat spell that settled over southeastern Norway this month has unleased some equally unusual conflicts among Norwegians, over how to dress. It...

Oslo suddenly faces a water shortage

It only took less than three weeks without rain and unusually warm temperatures for the Norwegian capital to suddenly face a looming shortage of...

Forest fires breaking out in warm weather

The recent spell of warm and dry weather in southeastern Norway has led to exactly what local authorities feared: Fires broke out in several...
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