From Friday afternoon, up to 60 centimeters of snow is expected locally until Sunday morning. In addition, strong winds are expected from the north and northwest. This, in combination with snow, can cause heavy snow drifts, reports MET. The meteorologists have issued an orange danger warning for Troms and parts of Western Finnmark. Until Sunday morning at 10 o’clock, people must be prepared to allow more time to travel along several roads in the two counties. – Up to 40 centimeters is expected in the next 24 hours. This is what state meteorologist Ola Bakke Aashamar told news on Saturday morning. The precipitation will occasionally come as rain on the coast. – The big joker is whether the precipitation along the coast now comes as sleet or rain. If it comes as snow, there could be greater consequences with possible road closures, says Aashamar. Closed roads On Saturday morning, the road between Skarsvåg and Nordkapp was closed. The same was true of the county road between Mehamn and Gamvik in Gamvik municipality in Finnmark. There are reports of slippery roads in large parts of Troms and Finnmark. Among other things, in Nesseby in Finnmark, where the road was closed when a lorry drove off the road east of Reahpen. On the E6 above Kvænangsfjellet in Nord-Troms, the Swedish Road Traffic Agency reports reduced visibility and the risk of jib skids. – It has been going on since Friday evening. It is a low pressure that has moved up over Finland and into Finnmark. Since Friday evening, there has been between 10 and 25 centimeters of snow in the lowlands in Troms, says state meteorologist Aashamar – In any case, driving conditions will be difficult on the roads, both inland and along the coast. On Reinøya in Karlsøy, the municipalities in Troms report the Road Traffic Center about a rutted roadway and danger of slush. The road is already considered one of the country’s worst county roads. Local differences news’s reporter in Karasjok says that there are very calm weather conditions there, which state meteorologist Aashamar confirms. – There are local differences. Vidda is on the right side of the low pressure centre, he says. Published 23.11.2024, at 10.26 Updated 23.11.2024, at 10.46
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Stormy weather, slippery roads and difficult driving conditions in Troms and Finnmark – news Troms and Finnmark
