It may be snowing next weekend all the way south of Helsinki
SNOWING next week is a real opportunity in large areas of southern Finland, including Helsinki.
Helena Laakso, meteorologist from the Finnish Meteorological Institute on Tuesday told me According to Helsingin Sanomat, the possibility of snow depends on a low-pressure system that follows in the southern and central parts of the country over the weekend.
While temperatures aren’t expected to drop low enough for it to snow on Saturday, they should drop near freezing on Sunday.
– It may snow in the south on weekends. At the moment, it looks like it could indeed rain down south, “he confirmed to the daily, refusing to assess whether the snow could accumulate enough to meet the criteria for the first snow cover.
“Let’s see how much comes.”
He also encouraged motorists to be prepared for snowfall. “If you’re driving for the weekend, it’s good to be prepared for snowfall.”
Currently, the southernmost snow cover is Kainuu and Ostrobothnia. The lid is the thickest in northern Lapland. However, most of the country is snow-free, with temperatures remaining above the seasonal average, for example in the southern regions instead of around 7 ° C.
According to statistics from the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki received its first snow cover on 18 November on average.
Aleksi Teivainen – HT