“Snow cover in may – hear the unusual”
“the Summer heat has taken a break, and instead it is unusually cold for the season.”
“To the week, it is a extra sweater to protect against the polarluften that lingers over the greater part of the country.”
“In ordinary cases the temperature to rise to up to 15 degrees during the day in the south of Sweden this time of the year, according to SMHI. Now the temperature is in between five and ten degrees in the same parts of the country.”
“– The meteorological summer has come to a halt, ” says Jon Jörpeland, meteorologist at SMHI.”
“Rare snow”
“winter Landscape in may is not commonplace, but parts of, for example, Småland has received so much snow that it has been left as a blanket. It has not happened many times in the 2000s, according to the Swedish meteorological and hydrological institute.”
“– But last year was the island of Öland to a heavy snowfall that remained, and in 2010 received the Småland highlands, a lot of snow.”
“During the Sunday evening and later in the night, it can get snow in western Svealand, locally in larger quantities. On Monday is expected to rain or snow showers spreading northward across the northern part of sweden. Then it continues unstable and chilly weather, but on Wednesday it can be a bit more stable in the south of Sweden. In any case, temporarily.”
“– You must be prepared that it is cold and unstable, there will be no huge changes, ” says Jon Jörpeland.”
“Rainfall affect the risk of fire which reduces significantly associated with the bursts. But one should not let themselves be fooled by it’s raining where you are.”
“– the Showers can be very local and the variations can be large. It can be very dry in places, ” says Jörpeland.”
“According to the SMHI, a new rainfall area to pass through parts of Götaland and Svealand on Thursday, and then move to the north. To the next weekend, it may be desirable to hang up the winter jacket again – then expected it will be a bit warmer as the milder air sweeps up across the country.”
“The meteorological definition of summer is that the average temperature should be at least 10 degrees over the course of several days.”
“In the western Region arrive in the summer usually in mid-may, according to the Swedish meteorological and hydrological institute, while in The mountains can linger until the summer solstice or later.”
“the Summer will average to Malmö, 8 may, Stockholm, sweden, may 13, to Östersund, sweden on 29 may and to Kiruna, sweden on June 18.”
