There is still a month and a half until winter officially starts, but the temperatures are already starting to creep towards the minus side.
The snow has settled on the mountains in parts of southern Norway, and in the north winter is already underway.
And the very first frost can come as a surprise to many.
– It can be a bit of a shock at the start, says meteorologist Eldbjørg Moxnes.
Meteorologist Eldbjørg Moxnes.
Photo: Meteorological Institute
Big variations
After a record-warm September, temperatures are now well on their way down.
However, there can be large differences in temperatures throughout the day, the meteorologist underlines.
She admits that it can therefore be difficult to dress at this time of year, and that even meteorologists can miss the choice of clothing.
– If you want to get off your guard quickly, it can happen, says Moxnes.
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Layer upon layer
Ingun Grimstad Klepp is professor of clothing and durability at the Institute for Consumer Research SIFO.
– It often seems colder in autumn than it is. It could be because you don’t have enough clothes, or because you’re used to being warm, says Klepp.
She believes that layer upon layer is the recipe for not being either too hot or too cold.
The only problem is that such clothing does not necessarily fit well with the dress standards in this country.
Ingun Grimstad Klepp researches cloth.
Photo: Sonja Balci / OsloMet
– The clothing many people currently practice is summer clothing all year round, you also put on a thick, warm jacket when it’s cold enough, says Klepp.
– For many of us, at least for me, it is too cold and too inflexible to dress.
Even she rarely misses the outfit.
– I’m probably happy to be warm, it’s extremely boring to freeze, says the clothing specialist.
Vidar and Kari are basking in the autumn sun at Hamar, even though the temperatures are creeping towards zero.
They had dressed well, exactly as the expert recommends.
Heggelund had super underwear on the inside, the middle layer was made of fleece, while he had a bubble jacket on the outside.
Simonsen wore wool from head to toe and fleece on the outside. She had a windproof jacket on the very outside.
Marte has now packed away her spring jacket and taken out her woolen coat.
– I felt that now it was okay to be a little warmer, she says.
Otherwise, she has not followed the layer-by-layer recipe of the clothing expert, but she has taken out both the gloves and the scarf to cover the area where the heat disappears.
This is Ingun Grimstad’s advice on how to dress to keep warm:
The inner layer
When it comes to the body, wool is the best for most people, according to Klepp.
– The warmest material we have is wool. The closer to the body, the greater the effect, she says.
On the other side are cotton and viscose. Those materials are the coldest.
The encouragement to Klepp is therefore: replace the cotton knickers and cotton socks with woolen underwear.
– The most common mistake many people make is to wear cotton panties or boxers under “the inside”, says the researcher.
The middle layer
Whether you need an intermediate layer depends on the person, activity, temperature and what you have put in and put into your body.
If you are cold and want another layer, wool is still gold, even in the middle layer.
– Make sure that the middle layer is not made of cotton or viscose. Wool or synthetic material such as fleece is ok. They are often made so that there is a lot of air in the garment in relation to its weight, says Klepp.
The outer layer
The outermost layer should help keep the wind out, while letting moisture through.
– What makes clothes warm is that you manage to hold on to a layer of air. This air layer is affected by many things, such as wind and moisture, says Klepp.
If you have a jacket that both insulates and is windproof, such as a bubble jacket, it can be a good alternative at this time of year.
Make sure that the heat does not disappear
We lose a lot of heat through our feet, head, neck and hands. It is therefore important to cover these parts of the body.
– A hat, scarf, pulse mittens, mittens and shoes that have thick enough soles and enough room, in addition to woolen socks, are good tricks to keep warm, says Klepp.
For the feet, the same applies as for the rest of the body: footwear that lets moisture through is better than completely tight footwear in really cold weather.
2023-10-15 03:39:20
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