The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has issued a yellow warning for snow in the mountains in southern Norway. The snow line will lie between 800-1000 meters above sea level. – We expect 10-20 cm to fall. Make sure the car is properly locked if you are going out for a drive, the meteorologists report. – If you are going to the mountains, you should do an extra check on what to expect, says meteorologist Espen Biseth Granan. The Meteorological Institute reports precipitation, which is partly sleet or snow showers at high altitudes on Saturday in both Trøndelag, Møre and Romsdal as well as the mountains in southern Norway. Snow is expected in the mountains this weekend. Graphics: Institute of Meteorology Mountain passes, such as Dovrefjell, get some snow. It may also turn white north of Filefjell. – Sending out danger warnings is considered on an ongoing basis. We just have to encourage people to follow up-to-date weather warnings, says Granan. On Thursday, the E6 Sennalandet in Finnmark was closed due to several vehicles needing assistance. This is what it looked like in Stor-Elvdal just over five months ago. Now the first round of snow will probably arrive in the mountains. Photo: Frode Meskau / news Avalanche danger in the west – wind in the south Also in western Norway there are reports of a lot of weather for the weekend. The Meteorological Institute has also issued a yellow warning for heavy rain on Friday for large parts of Vestland county. – From early Friday morning until late Friday afternoon, 50-70 mm is expected locally in Vestland. We see that it is especially in Sogn og Fjordane, but also in Stølsheimen and the area around Folgefonna that a good deal of precipitation is expected, says meteorologist on duty in Vestland, Geir Ottar Fagerlid. NVE has sent out a yellow hazard warning for landslides and landslides in large parts of Vestland county. On varsom.no, they write that avalanche incidents can occur, and that exposed sections of track and road can be closed. – We expect that there may be landslides in several places, says Ronny Løland, landslide watcher at NVE. In Vestland, it is the municipalities of Lærdal and Årdal in particular that are most exposed to landslides. Løland encourages people to make sure that the water is allowed to flow away freely, without it being allowed to accumulate in ditches. – Otherwise, landslides can occur where landslides do not normally occur, he says. Rain is expected in the west and a lot of wind in the south. Graphic: Meterological Institute In Rogaland, Agder and Telemark, the Meterological Institute has issued a yellow wind warning. The warning applies from Friday morning. – Winter tires that apply in central Norway In Valdres, there are many people who want to change their tires on Thursday morning. On the mountain passes in the region, up to 20 cm of fresh snow has been forecast during Friday. Now people have got busy. – It will probably be long days, says Trygve Røn. He runs his own tire changing business, and says that the demand is high. – Many people are now calling in towards the weekend after looking at the weather forecast, he says. Trygve Røn in Valdres is in a hurry to change tires during the day. Photo: Stine Bækkelien / news The Norwegian Traffic Center has also sent out a message about the possibility of difficult driving conditions during the weekend. – Now it is important, especially if you are going to drive in the mountain areas of Trøndelag and Møre and Romsdal, to be a little observant of the weather conditions reported on Saturday, says traffic operator at the Vegtrafikksentralen midt, Stian Gullvåg. He also advises to have the right tyres, if you are going uphill at the weekend. – That means winter tyres. If snow and sleet are reported, then winter tires apply, he says. Gullvåg reminds that drivers are obliged to have the correct tire equipment for the conditions. – Even though we are still relatively early in October, it is the weather and road conditions that govern – not necessarily the date, says the traffic operator. This is what it looked like on Sognefjellet on April 20 this year. On Friday, the snow is on its way back. Most snow in the north – Low pressure moves over southern Norway and brings precipitation in essentially the entire country on Friday. On Saturday there will be a northerly wind. Then the rainfall will probably stop around Stad and Dovre, says Granan. In the mountains, snow and freezing temperatures are forecast throughout the weekend. On Sunday, there will be a new round of precipitation over southern Norway. Graphics: Meteorological Institute There will also be some snow in parts of northern Norway, and mostly in western Finnmark. Danger warnings have already been sent out for Nordland, Troms and Finnmark at low fresh snow levels.
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