After a period of mild weather in several places, temperatures are dropping again. It can get as cold as minus 25 degrees in the interior and in parts of eastern Norway. Although the temperatures in Northern Norway are not particularly low, it will feel much colder. The reason is that a yellow gale warning has been sent out along parts of the coast. On Tuesday, the temperatures at their coldest will feel like minus 25 degrees in Bodø, although it is only minus 13 degrees. In Alta, temperatures will drop to minus 21 degrees, but feel like minus 29 degrees. This is what the temperatures feel like on Tuesday: Namsos: – 17 degrees Ålesund: – 8 degrees Mo i Rana: – 23 degrees Stavanger: – 10 degrees Fagernes: – 25 degrees Hamar: – 26 degrees – It will be quite sour and feel much colder than what the scale shows, says meteorologist on duty at the Meteorological Institute, Emili Carin Rønning. And adds: – Felt temperature is the effect of air temperature, relative humidity and wind speed. Wind and waves on the Hadselfjord in Vesterålen. Photo: Erling Dreyer The body is lost to heat In the capital, the reality is different. Although it is still cold in Oslo, the temperature will feel much milder than in northern Norway. It is reported to be minus 15 degrees and will feel like just that. Cold expert Hilde Færevik in Sintef explains that it feels colder due to a “wind chill effect”. Cold expert at Sintef, Hilde Færevik, says that even at high temperatures you can get frostbite. This is because the wind cools the skin, which can cause ice crystals in the outermost layer of the skin. Photo: Sintef – That’s because the heat from your body is lost faster when you have a wind-chilling effect. And that’s why you also often get frostbite when it’s windy. The wind-chilling effect can cool the surface of your skin, which makes the temperatures feel colder and makes it easier for you to get frostbite, says Færevik. – When you ride on the slalom hill, it gets much colder on the skin than if you sit still in the lift, precisely because the wind removes the warm air all the time, says Færevik. Icing on ships in Nordland. Photo: Skjermbilde / Yr.no And adds: – In the summer, wind is an advantage because it cools you down. Then the wind takes your excess heat and cools you down. Then it is advantageous because the wind takes the sweat with it Danger warnings for Northern Norway A yellow danger warning of gales means that the temperatures will bite extra hard along the coast in the coming days. – It is difficult to say where it will be coldest because there are so many local differences. If the city or settlement is located in a pit or valley, it can be much colder there because cold air is heavier than warm air, says the meteorologist. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute has issued a warning that moderate icing is expected on ships. – If you go out by boat, it might be a bit difficult, says the meteorologist. Photo: Lyngdal Båtforening Dress well The meteorologist advises people to dress according to the conditions. – If people are going out, I recommend dressing well, wearing warm clothes and being careful where you drive when it’s very windy. Cold expert Hilde Færevik also encourages certain groups to take precautions with regard to how they dress, how long they are outside and what they do. – Elderly people with underlying illnesses and children must take some precautions when it comes to moving in the cold.
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Cold temperatures and sour winds can cause frostbite – news Nordland
