The storm has picked up speed in the mountains

"The storm has picked up speed in the mountains"

"A new storm is on the way across northern Sweden. SMHI warns of hurricane-force winds and large amounts of snow."

"– It has started to blow in the mountains now, during the night, " says the meteorologist Jon Jörpeland."

"After a somewhat calmer Friday draws fierce gusts again over the mountains during the night and early morning, now even sharper than the ones that came during the evening and night."

"The deep low pressure, which has been given the name of Julia, draws in in the northern part of Norrland and move then to the east during Saturday. SMHI has issued class 2 warnings, the most serious varningsklassen for the wind in the mountains, both in the Norrbotten mountains and inland, which for the Västerbotten mountains and hinterland. As blåsigast it will be in the northern Mountains."

"– It has started to blow in the mountains now, during the night, and it will continue to increase during the morning and day, " says Jon Jörpeland, meteorologist at SMHI."

"– It applies particularly to the northern Mountains and all the way down to the mountains of jämtland."

"the Weather will also affect Åre and today's slalomtävlingar in the ski world CUP, not as hard as farther north, but participants and visitors will have to crouch in the wind."

" Where (in the mountains) it is a class-1 warning. It can even get flurries and there is a risk of reduced visibility and drifting snow, " says Jon Jörpeland."

"Sportlovslediga in the mountains advised otherwise, stay indoors. "

"Also, drivers should avoid venturing out on the roads as far as possible."

"– If you really need to take the car, it is basically to reduce the speed. In this kind of weather reduces visibility and then it is to be very attentive on road conditions and other road users, " says Joanna Ljunggren, presstalesperson at the Dmv."

"the Winds subside during the evening and night on Sunday."

"In other parts of the country it becomes a much calmer weekend."

"– There is quiet weather-wise in Götaland and Svealand. It can get a little bit of gusty winds in some places but not at all in northern Norrland, " says Jon Jörpeland."

"– There are some solchanser during the beginning of the day, but during the afternoon, increasing the cloud cover."

"the Temperature will in Götaland and Svealand to be between 5 and 10 degrees."