It’s SNOW joke! Parts of the UK have been treated to proper winter weather. Snow that stays overnight and temperatures down to ten degrees below zero are not commonplace for them. In Great Britain, the cold wave has been named the “Troll of Trondheim”. A number of British media are now putting the name up big. Some have claimed that Trondheim is the city where “the cold air comes from”. – “Troll of Trondheim” is not a term that has been used before, says state meteorologist Martin Granerød at the Meteorological Institute. The media in Great Britain have mentioned the “Troll of Trondheim” a lot in recent days. The drone image in the background of the collage was taken over the town of Consett in Durham, England. Photo: OWEN HUMPHREYS / AP Magical weather It is quite true that a low pressure over eastern parts of Scandinavia is now pushing cool air masses southwards. In recent days, large parts of Europe, north of the Alps, have experienced low temperatures because of this. At the same time, a high pressure over Greenland means that the low pressures, which usually drag mild and moist air northwards, stay at a distance. It is this “troll” that the British have now been visited by. Is the name “Troll of Trondheim” inspired by a new Netflix film? More on that further down in the case. Photo: Netflix Earlier this week there was a violent snowstorm in Trondheim, which among other things created chaos in the traffic. Since then, not so much as a snowflake has fallen. This third Sunday in Advent is dry, white, cold and clear in the Trønder capital. In the “land of the trolls” as a BBC presenter referred to our town as Sunday morning. Last day, the lowest temperature in Trondheim was measured at minus 20.2 degrees. The measurement was made at Saupstad. Deaths in the traffic chaos Well, we may not have that many trolls here. And the temperatures we have now are certainly not unusual for us. But in Great Britain, the “Troll of Trondheim” is referred to as extreme weather. And it is seriously related to the snow and the icy roads there. Three people have died in traffic accidents this week. At the moment they are the coldest in Scotland. Temperatures are reported to drop to 12 degrees. The grass was covered in hoarfrost and the frosty smoke was coming out of the mouths of this bitterly cold trio in Hyde Park in London earlier this week. Photo: Alastair Grant / AP It has also been unusually cold in London. It is possible that they will experience temperatures down to between seven and nine minus in the coming days. – It is not usual to get this cold down there. Then it doesn’t take as much before the term extreme weather is used, says meteorologist Granerød. In recent days, the snow has settled in some places. – It has been a number of years since the whole of Great Britain has been covered in snow. But that’s not exactly the case now either, he points out. A low pressure over eastern parts of Scandinavia is now pushing cool air masses south. Here from a snow covered bridge in Durham. Photo: Owen Humphreys / AP Says the name Troll of Trondheim was created by the media news has spoken to the British Met Office. They say it is the media that have dubbed the extreme weather. – The name is not something the Met Office has officially called this spell, says Nicola Maxey. According to several British media, Jim Dale from the British Weather Service is said to have been the first to call the extreme weather the “Troll of Trondheim”. The media will then have started using the name on a large scale. A journalist from the BBC tells news that the letter rhyming troll and Trondheim, combined with the fact that it is often cold here, may be the reasons for the choice of name. Here at home, state meteorologist Martin Granerød and his colleagues have been scratching their heads over the name. In any case, there is nothing to indicate that the cold is coming from the Trønder capital, explains the meteorologist. He speculates whether the British have been influenced by the new Netflix film Troll. – It is difficult to say, but it is possible that they got their inspiration from there, he says.
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Extreme weather in Great Britain is called Troll from Trondheim or Troll of Trondheim – news Trøndelag
