Winter has arrived in the mountains. There is snow on national highway 13 Vikafjellet today. If you are going to the mountains in the next few days, it is important to be prepared. There may be 15 cm of snow during Thursday in the mountain areas in parts of Vestland. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has issued a yellow warning for snow for Thursday and Friday. – I hope people have already realized that it is winter tires that apply if you are going up in altitude, says meteorologist Julie Solsvik Vågane. Traffic operator at the Traffic Center, Gaute Losnegård, also encourages people to choose the right tires in the coming days. – Also use the Vegvesen traffic app to keep yourself updated on the conditions, says Losnegård. On Thursday morning, there was snow on Vikafjellet Photo: Norwegian Road Administration Expect snow at 300 meters The showers will subside during the evening on Thursday, and the areas will have a break from the fresh snow. But on Friday, the snow will return. The snow line will be low tomorrow as well. 5–15 cm of snow is expected over 300–600 meters in western mountain regions. The snow comes first in the south. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute advises people to protect vulnerable installations and objects that cannot withstand the expected amount of snow. People also have to calculate extra time for transport and driving. Your browser does not support the embedding of external content Solsvik Vågane says that beyond Friday the snow line will rise to 800-1000 metres. Not unusual Snow all the way down to 300 meters is relatively low, explains the meteorologist. But it rises in line with the heat throughout Thursday. It is the northernmost areas in Vestland that experienced a snow limit of between 300–600 metres. Further south in the county, the snow limit will be higher. Those who are high up in the Sognefjord and further north get the lowest snow limit. – On the mountain passes between east and west, the snow limit is relatively high, says Solsvik Vågane. But at night when it is cold, the snow line will creep downwards. The meteorologist does not have figures on whether there is an abnormally low snow limit. But it is not abnormal that we have some periods of snow in the mountains now in October. Published 10/10/2024, at 13.12
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Cold weather leads to snow on the mountain passes – news Vestland
