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– There is not much good news, says meteorologist on duty Charalampos Sarchosidis.

– It has been nice and stable winter weather for a long time, but now it is over. Mild weather and strong winds are on the way, he adds.

The weekend will be windy and there will be a lot of different precipitation. If you are going skiing, the meteorologist encourages you to do so today.

– It will be a nice weekend to spend indoors. If someone is going to go skiing, they should do it today and stay at home for the rest of the weekend, he says.

– It all starts tonight

At the weekend, there will be a lot of wind and it will blow up to a storm. In addition, there will be a lot of varied precipitation.

– It all starts tonight. We will get the strongest increase in wind on Saturday afternoon, when there will be a small and full storm towards Vesterålen. At the same time, some showers come from the sea, bringing snow, sleet and rain with them. There may also be lightning and thunder, continues Sarchosidis.

The temperatures will also be varied and go up and down throughout the weekend. The meteorologist further says that there will be a short break on Sunday, before it starts to blow again.

– On Sunday morning and forenoon we will have calmer wind conditions and a little breather on the ground, but we are not finished. Night to Monday there will be another round of wind and a small storm to begin with, but beyond Monday it will be a full storm, he says.

Three hazard warnings

Several danger warnings have been reported for Vesterålen this weekend.
Photo: Varsom.no

For Saturday, NVE, which is behind it, has Varsom.nosent out a total of three danger warnings for Vesterålen.

A danger level of four has been reported for avalanches, which means a high risk of avalanches.

The danger is greatest on Saturday afternoon, the warning says. Naturally triggered avalanches are expected, both wet and dry avalanches.

– Some landslides can be large. Avoid all avalanche terrain, it says.

Travel in or near avalanche terrain is not recommended.

In addition, a yellow warning has been issued for strong gusts of wind and rain.

– Stronger low pressure on Monday than Saturday

For the time being, a danger warning has only been sent out for Saturday’s weather, but it will probably also be issued for Monday eventually, warns meteorologist Sarchosidis.

– The worst wind will be between Monday morning and Monday afternoon. Then there will be a lot of rain and a lot of wind. There is probably a danger warning coming, but it has not been sent out yet.

– The low pressure on Monday looks stronger than on Saturday, but there will be an improvement on Monday evening. Then there will be less wind and the temperature will drop. It will still be windy, but not as strong.

Sarchosidis thinks it may take longer than usual to get around, partly because it can be slippery with rain and sleet that lands on top of the snow. In addition, he believes there are several possibilities for suspended transport:

– I can summarize by saying that it will be stormy and wet even until Monday, so there will be a small break from the cold winter weather. I think there will probably be some canceled ferry and plane departures, he says.

Bridges may be closed

In the rain and wind warnings from the Meteorological Institute, it is warned that loose objects can blow away, and that there is a possibility that flights and ferries may be cancelled.

– Bridges may be closed, says the notice.

– Locally strong gusts of 28-34 m/s are expected from the south-west edge, and a full storm on the coast.

Harstad Newspaper writes that wind gusts of 26 meters per second are being reported at the Tjeldsund Bridge on the night of Sunday.

Locally, there may also be difficult driving conditions due to flooding and the risk of aquaplaning as a result of the rainfall, says Varsom.no.

2024-01-26 14:43:30


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