Warmer days are expected in Tana and Mo in Rana than Accra in Ghana – VG

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Night to Monday, three places in Nordland experienced tropical night – that is, the temperature never dropped below 20 degrees Celsius.

Both Bodø, Lurøy and Glomfjord had temperatures above the tropical night limit, meteorologist on duty Iselin Skjervagen informs VG.

According to NRK Bodø registered its second tropical night ever in the month of June.

But it will be warmer – at least in the northernmost parts of our elongated country, says Skjervagen.

– It seems that perhaps the warmest places are now in the far north of Nordland, up Troms and in western Finnmark.

On Twitter, the Meteorologist has warned that a heat record for June could possibly break:

According to Skjervagen, new records will depend on the so-called sunset breeze does not occurs.

This is a breeze that occurs when the land surface warms faster than the sea surface, and which in turn creates a cooling breeze because the heat from the land surface rises upwards, while the cooler air from the sea draws in over land.

– But it seems that there will be no sunset breeze, so I think maybe we can break the record in Tromsø, she says.

Mediterranean temperatures

– It will be hot on Monday and even warmer on Tuesday, she says adding that the temperatures in the north can get over 30 degrees.

– And this is it several places in the north if sniffing at?

– Yes, it is. It may well be that there will be many places up in northern Norway that get over 30 degrees on Tuesday.

One example is Mo i Rana in Nordland, which according to Yr can expect temperatures of up to 32 degrees on Tuesday.

Tana in East Finnmark can also see the 30s on the degree scale, but only on Wednesday.

For both these places, the heat on Tuesday and Wednesday is forecast to be higher than Ghana’s capital Accra, which is located in the tropical climate zone.

The same applies to Tromsø, among other places.

– It is the warm air that is in Nordland and upwards towards Western Finnmark on Monday, which then draws to the rest of Finnmark on Wednesday. That’s why Tana gets very hot on Wednesday. It looks like East Finnmark will then be the warmest, says Skjervagen.

– Is it Northern Norway that will get the warmest temperatures in Norway in the coming days?

– Not for Monday, but for Tuesday and Wednesday it looks a bit like that.

– What recommendations do you have for people in the North before this heat?

– Drink plenty of water. And it is not often that you feel so hot, so you may have to get out and swim, even if it is cold in the water. But it is at least nice to dip your legs.

– Part of global warming

Elin Lundstad is a climate researcher at the Meteorological Institute.

She explains to VG where the heat comes from.

– What does this heat tell us?

– It is the same heat that was in Spain, which was part of the heat wave in Europe, then it has gone north, been to Paris and many parts of Europe and then come to Norway. It is a warm air flow that has followed upwards, she says to VG.

Lundstad himself believes that this is part of the fact that the air up in the atmosphere is warmer than before.

– It is definitely part of global warming, I mean. This is part of the fact that the atmosphere is warmer.

She emphasizes that this is something we in Norway have experienced almost annually for the past five years.

Danger warnings of lightning and torrential rain

For Eastern Norway Monday afternoon to early morning Tuesday, a danger warning has been issued for a lot of lightning and torrential rain.

In Oslo, the temperature drops towards the lower part of the 20s, before the temperature at the end of the week is expected to rise again.

The meteorologists on Twitter write that there can be large local variations in intensity and quantity.

Also for Sørlandet and Vestlandet south of Stad, a danger warning has been sent out for a lot of lightning. While the mountain areas in southern Norway seem to avoid this.

Along the coast, further north, in the Molde and Ålesund areas, temperatures are expected just below and above 20 degrees on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, but with a lot of precipitation on Tuesday.

– Western Norway also receives this precipitation. During Monday there will be precipitation here, and during Tuesday this precipitation field will be over Western Norway and northwards, and then will move upwards.

And for northwestern southern Norway, a red flood warning has been issued on Monday.

– On Monday, there is a large flow of water in many streams and rivers from the mountain areas in southern Norway, in some places there is water flow at yellow and orange levels. Showers and rain on Monday / Tuesday will in many places intensify the increase in water flow. Red level flooding is expected during Monday / Tuesday in several places, also in the larger rivers in the warning area such as Rauma, lower part of Driva and Stryneelva, writes Careful.

While Trøndelag according to on-duty meteorologist Skjervagen will have a high temperature on Monday night, but will then get some precipitation on Tuesday. Here, too, a warning has been sent out for a lot of lightning, from Monday night.

The temperature in Trondheim will rise to 28 degrees at the end of the working week, before it will fall below 20 degrees again, according to Yr.

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