Exceptionally warm air is coming to Finland – 2024-10-07 07:29:43

The starting week has two parts. In addition to the noise, there is expected to be exceptionally warm air for the time. SAULI KOSKI/ Reader’s photo

October has started with variable autumn weather in Finland. The weather has varied from sunny warm to snow and sleet.

According to Foreca, the weather will continue to vary for the next week.

Foreca’s on-call meteorologist Joanna Rinne says that the beginning of the week is relatively calm in terms of weather.

– Some local rain may occur, but Monday is largely a dusty day. On Tuesday, the weather in Finland will start to cloud over and local rain will occur mostly in the west, Rinne says.

According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, on Monday the weather will be dusty in most of the country and sunny in the north.

At the beginning of the week, daytime temperatures range from 5–10 degrees in the southern and central part of the country to zero degrees in Northern Lapland.

Turn

On the night between Wednesday and Thursday, the weather will take a more dramatic turn.

– Finland is affected by a low storm pressure, which brings with it storm readings, especially in sea areas, and rain can occur in a large part of the country. According to the forecasts, heavy rains are also on the horizon, Rinne says.

The wind speed may be up to 25 meters per second in some areas.

Hurricane Kirk arrives for the weekend

Iltalehti previously reported that Hurricane Kirk raging in the North Atlantic can also affect the weather in Finland. At its strongest, the hurricane is classified as a category four hurricane on a five-point scale.

– The next storm low pressure is coming around Friday or Saturday. It’s the remnants of that Hurricane Kirk then. According to the current forecast, we can expect possibly very similar winds compared to the previous one.

The heavy rains seem to be on Sweden’s side at the moment, but the meteorologist points out that the forecast can still change.

– Forecasts will become more precise, and it doesn’t take a big leap in the storm’s movements for heavy rains to come to us as well.

Hurricane Kirk seems to be pushing unusually warm air into Finland for the time as well.

– Kirk pushes warm air and that warm air also gets here. The highest temperatures remain over the Baltics, but in Finland the temperature rises to 15–16 degrees.

The warm air brought by the storm is enough to cover the whole of Finland, and temperatures of up to 10 degrees are measured at the height of Oulu. In Northern Lapland, temperatures are up to five degrees.

Wind speeds in Kirk’s aftermath match the storm a week earlier.

– Almost the entire country can expect such winds, in which gusts local wind damage may be possible.

– You should fasten the trampolines properly or be prepared for the fact that branches or even trees may fall due to the winds, says meteorologist Joanna Rinne.