Tag: winter

Late winter hit Holmenkoll March

Around 5,000 skiers took part in the annual Holmenkoll March ski race in Oslo over the weekend, but that's a big decline from last year. Organizers...

Hurricane warnings spur evacuations

UPDATED: Police evacuated residents of some outlying islands off the coast of Northern Norway, after state meteorologists warned that more extreme weather was moving...

Slippery streets and sidewalks grip Oslo

Pedestrians and motorists alike have had to deal with "extreme" conditions in and around Oslo this week, after alternating periods of snow and rain...

More storms close roads, halt trains

UPDATED: New, violent storms were rolling over large portions of Norway this week, also after meteorologists had declared that the weekend's storm was over. Winds were...

Snow in Oslo, bitter cold in north

Oslo residents woke up both Saturday and Sunday to the first snowfall of the New Year and, finally, some more wintry temperatures. In Northern...

New storm bears down on the south

State meteorologists were once again warning on Friday that a powerful new storm was expected to hit southern Norway and much of the rest...

Icy rain disrupts traffic

Unseasonal rain that hit frozen roads during the night made for extremely difficult and dangerous driving conditions in wide areas of southeastern Norway on...

‘Godt nyttår,’ Happy New Year to all our readers

As the sun set not only on Oslo's Aker Brygge on New Year's Eve but also on 2014, we'd like to wish our readers "godt...

Extreme weather soaks the north

Roads turned into rivers, avalanche danger soared and highway crews were having a very hard time battling the elements as the storm called "Mons" doused Nordland and other...

‘Holiday peace’ finally settled in

PHOTO FEATURE: The Norwegians call it "julefred," an unusually quiet period that begins around 3pm on "julaften" (Christmas Eve). Stores and offices close for...
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