Snow on Gaustatoppen in July – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio

On Friday, it was white on Gaustatoppen in Tinn, which newspaper Varden was the earliest to report. Tonight there will be more snow, if the warning from YR.no holds true. Your browser does not support the embedding of external content In lower areas it can get really wet in Eastern Norway and Southern Norway. From Saturday evening to Sunday morning there is a risk of torrential rain, and YR has issued a yellow warning There may also be lightning and thunder in connection with the showers. Good coverage The popular tourist destination in Telemark, which is often referred to as one of the country’s most beautiful mountains, is frequently visited all year round. Just over 100,000 people climb the summit in the course of a year. Tina Brorsen, general manager at Gaustatoppen tourist cabin. Photo: Privat And even though one might not have expected snow in July, the hikers continue to flock. This is what Tina Brorsen, general manager at the Gaustatoppen tourist hut, tells news. – With us, they can also sit inside and watch the storm. It also gives an extra good feeling. Bad weather is not only negative. It’s exciting, she says. They have room for eleven people in the cabin, and so far during the holiday they have had more or less a full house every single night. The snow has also not led to cancellations. – But snow in July? A bit disappointing? – It is best with glorious weather, but we will not let ourselves be swayed by the stick. Neither do the guests. I have been up here in minus forty degrees, so we tolerate this very well, she assures. – It might be a bit quieter when it’s white on the ground, but today there are a lot of people here, says Brorsen, who reports glorious weather on Saturday morning. More snow in store Over the night to Sunday, more snow has been reported over Gaustatoppen, which is 1,883 meters above sea level. That is according to state meteorologist Elbjørg Moxnes. Meteorologist Eldbjørg Moxnes. – Tomorrow it will be wintry up there, with a slight breeze throughout the day, she says. And although it is not entirely unusual for snow at this altitude, she herself would have waited with the summit trip until next week. – Wading around in snow and wind can be quite unpleasant. This week, however, it looks like it will be warmer in the south. – We are in a rather cool period now, but it will be warmer again from Monday. Then the snow will probably disappear quite quickly, she thinks. Further north, however, it will be colder, if the forecasts hold true. – There probably won’t be that much snow, but it will be colder in the north, says Moxnes. Solke from Germany, Karljin and Tim from the Netherlands braved the snow in July. They are not alone in that. Photo: Private Tina Brorsen chooses to be an optimist anyway. – On Friday it was actually white for a while, but we just have to take it as it comes. That’s how much we have to put up with. People always come, she laughs. Published 06.07.2024, at 12.08 Updated 06.07.2024, at 13.39



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