The case in summary Meteorologist Siri Wiberg warns against going on a cabin trip this weekend due to difficult driving conditions. From Friday afternoon, a lot of snow is expected in southern Norway, locally 20 centimeters in 24 hours. Near the coast, the weather gradually becomes milder with sleet or rain, and the possibility of rain that freezes on the ground. Tore Jan Hansen from the Norwegian Road Administration is concerned that motorists will not cope with 20 centimeters of snow. The snow will continue throughout the weekend, with the possibility of another 15 to 20 centimeters on both Saturday and Sunday. A yellow danger warning has also been sent out for snow pike in the mountains in southern Norway. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. From Friday afternoon, a lot of snow can fall. Locally 20 centimeters in 24 hours. Near the coast, the weather gradually becomes milder with sleet or rain, and the possibility of rain that freezes on the ground. Yr.no reports this in its yellow danger warning for Agder, Vestfold and Telemark, Oslo and Viken. – I would drop the cabin trip this weekend because the driving conditions could be quite difficult, says meteorologist Siri Wiberg. She adds that most of the snow in southern Norway will fall on Friday afternoon when people get in the car to take the weekend trip to the cabin. Siri Wiberg is a meteorologist at the Meteorological Institute. Photo: Bård Gudim The snow is first expected towards Agder and south-eastern parts of Rogaland on Friday morning, before the low pressure spreads further. Avalanche warnings have been issued in the north of the country and the meteorologist advises people to keep up to date on Varsom.no. – Doesn’t smell like success Tore Jan Hansen is department director for operation and maintenance in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. With the snow chaos on E18 at the end of October fresh in his mind, he is not thrilled. Tore Jan Hansen is department director for operation and maintenance in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. Photo: Statens vegvesen – This weather that has been reported does not smell like success. 20 centimeters of snow in the course of a day is not really that much, but from experience we know that today’s motorists cannot cope with 20 centimeters of snow. Hansen believes that with that scenario in the rearview mirror, and that the temperatures will probably drop towards zero degrees, there will be trouble. – Throughout, we now have 8-12 degrees in the road surface. This means that the asphalt is like a cold reservoir, and with precipitation on top of this, the conditions can be very challenging. This is what it looked like on the E18 at the end of October when the first snow came: Long queues on the E18 in the snowy weather. Leaving the cabin One of those who follows the meteorologist’s advice and stays at home is Bjørn Hoelseth from Sandefjord. He and his wife have a cabin on Blefjell in Telemark. Bjørn Hoelseth from Sandefjord has a cabin on Blefjell. He has to use snowshoes to get to the cabin, because there is no road. Photo: Private – We saw the long-term forecast for a lot of snow on Friday, and we will stay at home for the weekend. I was at the cottage two weeks ago and then there were around 80 to 100 centimeters on the veranda, so I had to shovel quite a bit. He thinks he’s going to the cabin next weekend instead. – I have to go up to shovel that cabin roof for snow soon. Snow all weekend Meteorologist Siri Wiberg says the snow will continue throughout the second weekend of Advent. – It will continue to snow steadily throughout the weekend. Another 15 to 20 centimeters may arrive on Saturday. The same applies to Sunday, so in total there will be a good number of centimeters. It is in this area that the yellow warning applies from Friday afternoon to Sunday. Photo: The meteorologists at X – What can cause problems in Agder and Telemark is that it eventually turns to rain in the lowlands on the Sørland coast. Then there can be extra trouble on the roads. – But why is it getting milder now? – There is high pressure over Russia which has drawn cold air towards our country. At the weekend, low pressure will arrive from the west instead and it will bring with it slightly milder air compared to the cold air that has been blowing in recent days. Poor visibility in the mountains From Thursday evening, a yellow danger warning for snowpack in the mountains in southern Norway has also been sent out. – It will be very windy, and there will also be snow in the area. The weather will continue like this throughout the weekend, says Wiberg. If you have to drive over the mountain at the weekend, check the road information here. Hi Thank you for reading. Do you have tips or input for this matter or other things we should write about? Feel free to send me an email!
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