During Tuesday and Wednesday, almost the entire country will be close to zero or slightly on the positive side. After the holiday, the weather gets cold again.
Weather has cooled down to zero or above almost all over the country. Due to the condensation, the Finnish Meteorological Institute warns of potentially dangerous weather for pedestrians, with the exception of northern and eastern Finland.
Meteorologist on duty at the Meteorological Institute Nina Karuston in the southern and western parts of the country, the footpaths will be slippery during the next few days, when the snow melts and the ice emerges from under it. He urges pedestrians to be calm and careful.
In particular, he directs his advice to commuters who rush to work and don't necessarily pay attention to how slippery the sidewalk might be.
During Tuesday and Wednesday, almost the entire country will be close to zero or slightly on the positive side. On Tuesday, the southern part of the country will have a maximum of 3 degrees during the day, 4 degrees in the western part and 2 degrees in the eastern part.
Western Lapland will also be slightly on the positive side on Tuesday. According to Karusto, it is uncertain whether the arm of Western Lapland will experience frost during the day. Eastern Lapland, on the other hand, is expected to be 5–10 degrees below zero.
Loud however, the episode will only last a few days. On Thursday, it will be freezing again when cold air comes from the north. According to the forecast, it will be 10 degrees below zero in the southern part of the country on Thursday, and 15 degrees below zero in the central and northern parts.
“The weather can feel colder because the wind is quite strong. If you've gotten used to wearing plus size clothes over the past few days, you might be surprised on Thursday. There are enough changes this week compared to last week.”
Last week Record-breaking frosts were seen in Finland. Finland was measured in Lapland The coldest reading of the 21st century, when 44.3 degrees below zero was measured at Enontekiö airport. On Tuesday morning, it was 2 degrees at Enontekiö airport.
According to Karusto, the sharp change in the weather is due to the retreat of the coldest air mass and the föhn wind from the west and northwest, which brought a warm breath. The Föhn wind travels from the Atlantic over the mountains between Sweden and Norway to Finland.
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