Snowy weather and the wind began the attack of southern Norway

There is not a lot of fresh snow, but gales, heavy gusts and snowflakes created the extreme conditions on the roads in much of Jæren that night.

– It looks like he has just arrived 5-6 inches of fresh snow in places exposed to Rogaland. Sunday, there are coastal areas in Agder and Telemark that will notice the snowy weather.

"It's already done and, traditionally, it's the Kristiansand – Risør section that will notice the hardest when the low pressure comes from the south as now," said meteorologist Rafael Escobar Løvdahl in Dagbladet.

The weather forecast for Kristiansand is indicated in yellow and announces a morning breeze.

Here you can check the long-term warnings for all locations until Tuesday, February 5th.

Serious avalanche risk

To the north, the NVE issued a red warning and goodbye 4 regarding the serious avalanche risk in the Lofoten and Vesterålen islands.

Here is the avalanche warning for the whole country, updated until Monday included.

Throughout the region, including the Vestfjorden, there are heavy flurries.

– Relatively high temperatures in the sea affect the urban climate. From Løvdahl along the coast from northern Trøndelag to Vestfinnmark there is a risk of icing on vessels and fish farms.

Updated calculations show that there will be 20 to 25 centimeters of snow on the Sørlandet and towards Telemark today. The weather will slow down only late Sunday night.

Here you will find webcams for the Norwegian public administration spread all over the country.

Snowy weather persists throughout Sundays on the west side of Oslof Fjord up to Akershus, but there will be smaller amounts of Telemark and East.

Warm clothing and fuel

– People traveling along the south and east coast should be prepared for more time than Sunday. Bring warm clothes and refuel, recommend the state meteorologist.

He recalls some positive points of a difficult day of traffic in the Southeast:

– The crews are well prepared for what is coming and they are doing it. And with the cold that reigns inside the coast, the new snow becomes so dry that it does not seem to go beyond the power lines and the power supply, "he said. Løvdahl.

Several mountain passes in southern Norway are closed or have variable driving conditions. Here is the updated overview of the administration of Norwegian public roads.