Strong gales are expected along the coast from Stad to Troms during the day today. The worst will be in Nordland, where the meteorologists have issued a danger warning for strong wind gusts of up to 28 meters per second. Snow will also come. All the way down to 400 meters over large parts of Nordland and Troms. Snow warnings have also been issued for the mountain passes in Møre and Romsdal, Sognefjellet and Dovrefjellet. The snow has so far not caused any major traffic problems. But the wind means that the ferry between Bodø and Værøy, Røst and Moskenes in Lofoten is canceled for the whole day. – Colossally strong gusts of wind At Værøy, the wind has already presented challenges. Tank plates, which are to be used in connection with the construction of new silos for a fishery processing company on Værøy, were blown away by the wind. – There are large plates. They weigh up to one tonne, but have been like Styrofoam sheets in the air. But fortunately they are secured now, says Ina Selfors of the police in Nordland. She further refers to police superintendent Jo Vole, who is Værøy’s only police officer. – Is it windy on Værøy? – Yes, you can say that. – The wind itself is fair enough, but there are colossally strong gusts that come in between. Voje can assure that the plates no longer blow in the wind. – Now they are secured with heavy concrete pigs and large excavator buckets. It was necessary, he says. Snow… The weather forecast for northern Norway for the next few days does not look good. On Wednesday, the Meteorological Institute extended the danger warning for snow. It now includes larger parts of Nordland and Troms. During the night to Thursday, the snow line will drop to 600-700 metres. Beyond Thursday, there may be snow as low as 400 meters above sea level. And not enough of that. Early on Saturday, it could snow all the way down to the rocks, meteorologist Iselin Skjervagen tells news. This is how it looks on the E6 above Saltfjellet on Thursday. Photo: Norwegian Public Roads Administration …and strong wind But the snow is not the only weather challenge the northerners have to deal with. Late yesterday it started to blow up strongly. – South-westerly winds are expected with locally strong gusts of up to 28 meters per second, says Skjervagen. – There are many people who have already brought out garden furniture and trampolines, so here people will probably have to go out and moor these, she continues. The calendar shows that it will soon be June, but that does not mean that there will be any warmer weather in the north. Skjervagen takes a look at its data right up until 2 June. – It doesn’t look like there are any places in northern Norway that get particularly hot temperatures. It’s almost like it’s in single-digit temperatures all the time, concludes the meteorologist. Photo: Meteorological Institute
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