There will be precipitation, cool and windy first part of the Easter holidays. But most people can count on sun and stay-at-home weather as the Easter weekend begins to approach.
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Weather-wise, the palm weekend does not invite you to an Easter idyll, whether you are in the mountains or in the city.
A low pressure that characterizes both southern and northern Norway gives a rough weather throughout the country.
– In the south, there will be quite a lot of wind both in the mountains and in the lowland areas, and quite a lot of precipitation towards Romsdal and Trøndelag, says on-duty meteorologist Per Egil Haga at the Meteorological Institute.
In Trøndelag, precipitation may fall as rain.
Throughout the country there will be a lot of wind and snowdrifts. In the north, there will be snow and partly sleet, which can cause difficult driving conditions, especially in Finnmark.
Dry and cool
When we enter the quiet week, the low pressure will weaken in the south and move north.
This will lead to better and better conditions in southern Norway, and eventually also in the north.
The meteorologist on duty warns of a temporary weak high-pressure ridge over large parts of the country on Tuesday.
Then it is important to use the chance to travel on the ski slopes in a dry, but still cool weather.
–For the stormy weather, the roof is not quite released yet, midway through the Easter week.
– There is quite a lot of activity in the atmosphere, already on Wednesday a new low pressure comes from the south, says on-duty meteorologist Haga.
It provides precipitation that will fall as rain along the coast, and snow in the inner and higher reaches
Stays and higher temperatures
But then the long-awaited stay-at-home weather comes from Maundy Thursday onwards during the Easter holidays, according to the meteorologist.
In the southern and central parts of the country there will be dry weather and a good deal of sun.
– There will probably still be slightly lower temperatures, but it seems that there will be slightly rising temperatures in both Eastern Norway and Western Norway, says Haga.
But the degree will go up, and most likely over double digits towards the Easter weekend.
In the northern parts of the country, it is not obvious that the weather will be as good.
Temperatures will be slightly higher, but northerners must be prepared for the precipitation to return.
Expect high UV radiation
With good snow conditions and fine weather in the last half of the week, the conditions are conducive to high UV radiation up in the mountains.
The experienced meteorologist has advice for those who have thought out when the sun will come.
– They should be good at protecting themselves from the strong UV radiation. Eyes, hands and face will be particularly vulnerable, says Per Egil Haga.
–Those who travel in the mountains should also be be aware of avalanche danger.
Varsom.no has issued a red avalanche warning for the whole of Trøndelag, Romsdal, Sunnmøre and Indre Fjordane.
High avalanche danger is also reported in parts of Troms and Finnmark and in the highlands west of Jotunheimen.
Whether Norwegians can be happy with the Easter weather this year is not clear, according to the weather forecaster.
– I think most people in southern Norway think it’s a little too cool to enjoy it. Most people had probably wanted a slightly better start to Easter. The hope is that they get their wishes fulfilled, especially when we get a little later in the week, says Per Egil Haga at the Meteorological Institute.
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