Written by: Niels Westphal
Date: 12.03.2015 14:51
Forecast for Friday (9 - 33 hours)
Alta-Levajok
Wind direction/strength: Down in the forest areas and along the river periods of south-western minor gales 12 m/s in exposed areas. In the barren mountain areas periods of strong gale 20 m/s, probably most wind during the night to Friday and late Friday night.
Air temperature: In low-laying areas -1 to +4 degrees Celsius, highest in Alta.
In areas more than 300 m.a.s.l. from -4 to 0 degrees Celsius.
Downfall: No downfall, save for some potential sleet squalls near Alta Friday night.
Cloudiness: Partially cloudy
Sight: More than 10 km sight, in barren mountain areas occurences of reduced sight due to jib.
Levajok-Tana Bru
Wind direction/strength: South-western breeze, minor gale 12 m/s in exposed areas.
Air temperature: -1 to +3 degrees C.
Downfall : No downfall.
Cloudiness: Partially cloudy.
Sight: More than 10 km sight.
Tana Bru-Kirkenes-Pasvik
Wind direction/strength: South-western fresh breeze 10 m/s, periods of strong gale 20 m/s in the most exposed areas during the night to Friday. Later minor gales 12 m/s.
Air temperature: -2 to +2 C
Downfall: No downfall
Cloudiness: Partially cloudy
Sight: More than 10 km sight. If there is any powder snow left there may be periods of reduced sight due to jib.
Brief weather prediction for Saturday (33 - 57 hours)
Alta-Levajok
In the night to Saturday increase to western strong gales 15 m/s in exposed areas in the forest terrain and along the river. In barren mountain terrain periodes of western to north-western minor storm 22 m/s. From Saturday morning decreasing wind, in the afternoon eventually fresh breeze in exposed ares. Some squalls of sleet and snow, mostly in northern areas of the trail towards Alta. During the day lighter cloud cover and no downfall during the afternoon. Temperatures ranging from -2 to +5.
Levajok-Tana Bru
In the night to Saturday increased to western later north-western strong gale 15 m/s in exposed ares, during Saturday afternoon decreasing to breeze. There wil be squalls of sleet and snow, but only in minor amounts. No downfall from the afternoon onwards. Temperature -2 to +5 C.
Tana Bru-Kirkenes-Pasvik
In the night to Saturday increasing to south-western later western strong gales 15 m7s, perhaps minro storm 22 m/s in the most exposed areas. Saturday afternoon decreasing to periods of western minor gales 12 m/s. Some dispersed squalls of sleet and snow, but only in minor amounts. Temperature -2 to +4 C.
Photo: Dmitry Sharomov
