The Risk of sudden ishalka in Stockholm

the Day started in the county of Stockholm with temperatures down to 10-15 degrees below freezing, but the cold does not hold in all day. A snöfallsområde moving east from Svealand and southern Norrland reach Stockholm in onsdagseftermiddagen.

– For Stockholm, it will first fall as snow, but later in the afternoon and evening, becoming more and more in the rain. Then there's the risk that we may get rain on cold road surfaces, " says Jon Jörpeland, meteorologist at SMHI.

the rainfall, the temperature in Stockholm, and can reach over the zero to a few degrees above freezing. In Stockholm transitioning the snow to rain in the afternoon and in conjunction with it has the Swedish meteorological and hydrological institute issued a class 1 warning for the sudden ishalka.

– a Little bit of time to people start to go home from work, that's when it starts to move more in the rain or wet snow. We warn that it can go quickly and then there's the risk that we get rain on cold road surfaces, " says Jon Jörpeland.

Roslagskusten keep the temperature lower for longer and the snow is not expected to transition to wet snow or rain until later in the evening.

– Where will it move in the rain quite so late. Nederbördsområdet gets the most snow, where it can get upwards of 5-10 cm Roslagskusten.

the Swedish meteorological and hydrological institute issued a class 1 warning. Over Time, expected a similar situation with the slip as in Stockholm.

It will first snow and in many places still can get a foot before it later turns into rain. Especially in the southern parts of Svealand, Södermanland, Närke and Västmanland, " says Jon Jörpeland.

and the Valleys will precipitation as snow during Wednesday and SMHI has issued a class 1 warning for snowfall in the area.

" Where is it rather so that it can come in quite a lot of snow. It may come up maybe two inches and locally up to and including three inches in some places.

, which pulls out over the Baltic sea the night of Thursday, will the new cold air over the country.

" We get into a bit of milder air in connection with this snöfallsområdet passing. But behind it, when it gives, it down new cold air over southern Sweden. Forward Thursday night, we will once again get a fairly cold night with temperatures below freezing, even down to the Region.

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