Tag: winter
Winter weather set to return
Everyone who thought spring had arrived in Southern Norway is likely to be disappointed by the latest forecast for Wednesday. State meteorologists are predicting...
Norway likely to drop standard time
The Norwegian government will more than likely follow the European Union's decision on Tuesday to stop alternating between standard- and daylight savings time. Trade...
Truck collision left young man dead
A collision earlier this winter between a car and a large truck on slippery roads in Northern Norway set off a national debate over...
Warmest February ever in five counties
It's official: February's warm weather sent thermometers soaring to record highs in five Norwegian counties, while the average temperature was 3.5 degrees over what's...
Electricity rates fall back
Warmer weather and more precipitation have helped bring down electricity rates in Norway, after an unusually expensive January. They hit their lowest level in...
‘Winter holiday’ is the new Easter
The first week of Norway's traditional winter holiday began on Monday, but with temperatures well above the freezing point even in many mountain areas,...
Storms caused ‘enormous’ damage
Local officials and not least home- and vehicle owners were assessing the damage caused over the weekend by the latest severe storm to slam...
Wet weekend predicted in the south
State meteorologists were warning Friday that the sunny skies over much of Southern Norway were about to be replaced by dark clouds that are...
Another deadly avalanche in Norway
A 16-year-old boy out snow-mobiling in a valley in southwestern Norway on Sunday afternoon got caught in an avalanche at Åseral in Vest-Agder. He...
Search postponed for last avalanche victim
Renewed danger of avalanches has prompted search crews in Northern Norway to postpone efforts to find the body of the fourth victim of a...
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