Friday, April 29, 2016

Note forecast for almost the entire country – Adresseavisen

Eastern Norway can expect a lot of rain, and in addition leads snowmelt danger of avalanches in almost all counties.

More og Romsdal and Trøndelag can get strong winds, with gale in exposed areas in northern Trøndelag, the meteorological service.

Much rain

Saturday is expected 30-40 millimeters of rain in 24 hours in parts of eastern Norway. This corresponds to the normal rainfall for the entire month of April at Oslo station, writes Aftenposten.

The areas east of Mjøsa and some distance east of the Oslo fjord are most vulnerable. In higher elevations will get snow, and on Friday night it may even snow in lowland areas. Agder, Telemark and Buskerud must also be prepared for snow in the mountains.

NVE has issued flood warnings at level 2 of Østfold, Akershus, Oslo, Hedmark and certain municipalities in Oppland and Buskerud. It is also sent mudslides alert level 2 for the same areas.



High avalanche danger

There are avalanche warning level 2 and 3 for a number of regions. This applies to parts of Finnmark, Troms, Nordland, Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Rogaland, Buskerud and Telemark in addition to Svalbard.

– Avalanche situation throughout our country is now complex. We recommend waiting with trips in steep terrain, if you do not have control on snow and avalanche conditions where you are, warns avalanche alerts Birgit Rustad in NVE.

If the snow is so wet that foot sinking up to your ankle , it is likely that skiers and boarders can trigger avalanches.

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