-31.1 degrees Celsius: this is what thermometers showed in the Oslo neighborhood on the night between Friday and Saturday. This is the lowest temperature recorded at this location in the history of measurements. The freezing record was also broken in neighboring Sweden: in Naimakka the temperature was -43.8 degrees Celsius. The temperature dropped to -27 degrees in Russia’s Moscow Oblast. There was a heating failure there too. Residents began lighting fires on their balconies to keep warm.
Heavy frosts have hit Scandinavia in recent days, where successive measuring stations have recorded record minimum temperatures since Thursday. Last night, from Friday to Saturday, the temperature in Oslo County fell below -30 degrees Celsius for the first time in history. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute reports that this is the coldest temperature ever recorded in this region. The AFP agency reports that in Bjørnholt, 20 km north of the Norwegian capital, a temperature of -31.1 degrees Celsius was recorded. However, the temperature sometimes reached -37 degrees Celsius.
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Several dozen degrees of frost in Scandinavia. Record lows in the Oslo region
In central Oslo the temperature was 7 degrees warmer – thermometers read -23 degrees Celsius. Meteorologists cited by the agency indicate that the night from Friday to Saturday was the coldest, and according to their forecasts the following nights will be warmer. The previous cold record in the Oslo region dates back to 2011, when -28.8 degrees Celsius was recorded.
The authorities at Oslo Central Station have decided to open the main hall for the homeless. Due to the low temperatures, 2,300 residents near Gardermoen Airport had no electricity. SVT reported on Wednesday that a temperature of -41.6 degrees Celsius was recorded in the village of Nikkaluokta, inhabited by the indigenous Sámi people, in northern Sweden. “This is the coldest temperature we have ever experienced this winter and it will still be quite cold in the north,” SVT meteorologist Nils Holmqvist said. In Finland, however, the record low temperature was set in the northwestern city of Ylivieska, where thermometers recorded -37.8 degrees Celsius. Meteorologists had predicted that temperatures in some regions of the country would remain below -40 degrees throughout the week.
Residents of the Moscow region without heating. They light fires on the balconies
The “Moscow Times” reports that residents of a city in the Moscow Oblast, hit by power outages, took to the streets and demanded that local authorities restore heating in their homes. The temperature is -16 degrees Celsius during the day and -27 degrees at night. A Russian newspaper reports that at least 21,000 people remained without electricity in their homes on Thursday morning in the city of Podolsk. In total, power outages may affect up to 65,000 people. In the Moscow Oblast town of Lytkarino, residents are left without heat, and those who haven’t left are lighting fires on balconies, squares and squares in front of apartment buildings.
The IMWM warns of snowfall and black ice
The Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management warns of heavy snow and black ice in many regions of Poland on Saturday. In the next few days there will be continuous snowfall and negative temperatures. Heavy snow and icy roads are expected in the southern part of our country. In the Podkarpackie, Lesser Poland, Silesia, Opole and Lower Silesia voivodeships, as well as in the southern counties of the Świętokrzyskie and Lublin voivodeships, snowfall is expected, which will cause an increase in snow cover from 10 cm to 20 cm. Furthermore, in the south of the country, meteorologists warn of freezing road surfaces and wet pavements after the rains. The minimum temperature can drop locally to -7°C, and on the ground even to -8°C.
In turn, severe frosts are expected in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. In some locations over the weekend the temperature can drop to -16°C at night and even to -20°C at night from Monday to Tuesday (09/08/01). The maximum temperature in this region will range from -14°C to -9°C. In the next few days the air will bring frost, but also clear weather. On Saturday and Sunday temperatures will be below freezing across almost the entire country, except the south. The warmest temperatures will be up to 6 degrees in Krosno, while the coldest temperatures (-10 degrees) in Mikołajki. The IMWM also warns of high river levels. The tributaries of the San and Odra could exceed the warning levels. In the central part of the Oder the water level could reach 25 to 30 centimeters above the warning level.
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2024-01-06 21:28:00
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