King Vinter has come to Inner Finnmark. The snow has settled and it is slippery along the roads. On the thermometer in Karasjok, the temperature was minus 22 earlier today. Just 2 miles away as the crow flies, on the mountain peak of Iškoras, it was almost five degrees. 25 degree difference. That made meteorologist on duty Sjur Wergeland open his eyes. – I was a little surprised when the highest temperature in Troms and Finnmark was on a mountain peak in Karasjok. The phenomenon is called inversion and is caused by warm air blowing at high altitudes and cold air lying still in the lowlands, explains Yr on Twitter. Winter has fully arrived in Karasjok, the cold is here to stay. Photo: Naima Khan Nergård / news Not used to the cold Celine Stovner Nordli from Oslo is not used to the cold that hits her in Karasjok. This is her first winter in Finnmark. – I think it’s cold today. She moved to Karasjok with her boyfriend and now works as a cook. Since this cold is a completely new experience for her, she does not neglect to make the trip up to Iškoras. – I would go up to the top of the mountain to reach the warmth, whether on foot or with skis on my feet. The Oslo girl has had a cold encounter with her new home. Photo: Naima Khan Nergård / news Cold in the north The clear weather in the north in recent days has led to the coldest temperatures of the autumn so far in many places, according to Wergeland – The sun is practically completely gone, so it is completely normal that it gets so cold. It is also cold elsewhere in Troms and Finnmark. Photo: Yr With high pressure and almost no clouds, it will continue to be cold in the interior for several days to come. – Very little happens with the weather, so what we have now will remain. On the coast, the temperatures are a completely different world. The temperatures there are around six to seven degrees. At the weekend, most people get to enjoy a few hours of sun in the middle of the day, before darkness takes over. It starts in the Nordkapp on Sunday and will gradually creep south over the next few weeks. This is what the weather will be like in Northern Norway for the weekend. Photo: Yr This is what the weather will be like in Northern Norway this weekend. Photo: YR Are you freezing? Although the cold will last, the heat at the top of Iškoras will also remain in the plus range. If there are any Karasjok værings who are freezing, they know where the heat is. – So if you’re freezing you can just go up to the top of the mountain? – Hehe, then you’ll be twice as hot! You also sweat, says meteorologist Wergeland with a laugh.
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Minus 22 degrees in Karasjok, plus five degrees on a mountaintop in the same municipality – news Troms and Finnmark
