The following articles have been tagged with "Smhi":
Science & Technology: 20 Apr 13
Sweden's weather agency SMHI has warned that the floods that caused severe disruptions in and around Uppsala on Friday will intensify, and weather warnings were issued for the south, too.
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Science & Technology: 12 Apr 13
Just when Swedes were getting their hopes up for some spring sunshine, Sweden's weather agency SMHI issued a warning that twenty centimetres of fresh snow may fall over the weekend.
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Science & Technology: 9 Apr 13
Believe it or not, spring is on the way to Sweden according to meteorologists who have pointed to sunny skies and temperatures up towards 15C during the week.
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Science & Technology: 5 Apr 13
Ice breakers navigating the Gulf of Bothnia have been astounded at the record spread of ice on the Baltic Sea, while scientists say they have never seen anything like it.
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Lifestyle: 20 Mar 13
In honour of a spring equinox marked by snow and bone-chilling temperatures, The Local uncovers a few ways to help remind readers that, despite the snow and cold, spring in Sweden can't be too far away.
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Science & Technology: 18 Mar 13
Sweden's weather agency SMHI issued an extreme weather warning for southern Sweden, with heavy snow and violent winds expected to hit the area on Tuesday.
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Science & Technology: 11 Mar 13
Temperatures in Sweden are ten degrees Celsius colder than usual at this time of year, with experts predicting that the "unusually low" thermometer readings are likely to stick around for the week.
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Science & Technology: 2 Mar 13
The police and meteorologists have warned drivers returning from half-term ski holidays that they are set to face treacherous conditions after a snow storm and strong winds pulled in over northern Sweden.
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Science & Technology: 11 Feb 13
Sweden has been warned of a storm approaching from the east, with meteorologists issuing warnings for Monday in Stockholm and other parts of eastern Sweden.
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Science & Technology: 5 Feb 13
Snow and slick roads made for treacherous driving in central Sweden, with a number of accidents leaving some major roadways blocked on Tuesday morning.
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Science & Technology: 23 Jan 13
Meteorologists are warning that next month in Sweden will be even colder than January, with temperatures set to plummet across the entire Nordic region.
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Science & Technology: 29 Dec 12
Meteorological agency SMHI issued Class 1 weather warnings in several locations around Sweden on Saturday and a number of accidents were reported.
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Business & Money: 28 Dec 12
Statistics show that 2012 was one of the wettest year since records began, which spoiled many a Swede's summer but also contributed to keeping down electricity prices.
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Science & Technology: 28 Dec 12
As the temperature creeps above freezing point over the coming days, meteorologists have warned Swedes of the dangers of slippery roads as the snow begins to thaw.
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Science & Technology: 25 Dec 12
Swedes woke up to heavy snowfall, freezing rain and strong winds on Christmas Day, with traffic disruptions expected across the country.
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Science & Technology: 23 Dec 12
Heavy snowfall and harsh winds caused trouble in Sweden's Christmas getaway traffic, with meteorology agency SMHI issuing a severe weather warning on Sunday.
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Science & Technology: 22 Dec 12
A 50-kilometre long traffic jam developed on a major Swedish motorway on Saturday, with blizzard-like conditions causing accidents and warnings for Swedes to delay their Christmas travel plans.
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Science & Technology: 15 Dec 12
The SMHI meteorological office predicted a white Christmas today for most of Sweden but also issued a class 1 warning for the weekend as a new blizzard moved over the country.
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Science & Technology: 11 Dec 12
Stockholmers and northern coastal residents can expect the snow storms currently pummelling southern Sweden to reach them by Wednesday as the blizzard sweeps up along the Baltic coast.
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Science & Technology: 11 Dec 12
Heavy snow and blustery winds prompted new weather warnings for southern Sweden on Tuesday morning as a winter storm stopped trains and sent cars skidding, with up to 40 centimetres of snow expected in some areas.
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Science & Technology: 9 Dec 12
Swedish meteorology agency SMHI has issued a class 2 warning for the Skåne region in the south of Sweden, advising residents to stay indoors as harsh winds combined with heavy snowfall make for perilous conditions.
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National: 6 Dec 12
The blizzard that shook Stockholm this week could still be felt throughout Thursday as many travellers were left stranded nationwide, with authorities hoping services would be up and running again on Friday.
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Science & Technology: 6 Dec 12
Lingering snow continued to cause problems across Sweden on Thursday, the day after a fierce winter storm brought the capital and other parts of the country to a virtual standstill.
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Science & Technology: 5 Dec 12
Violent blizzards in Stockholm have caused serious disruptions to flights, trains, roads, and electricity, with meteorologists expecting more of the same.
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National: 5 Dec 12
Police urged drivers to refrain from unnecessary travel on Wednesday as delays continued to plague Stockholm's major airports after heavy snowfall shows no sign of abating.
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Science & Technology: 4 Dec 12
Stockholm faces up to 30 centimetres of snow in the next 24 hours, say forecasters who have issued a class 2 storm warning for much of central and southern Sweden.
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Science & Technology: 2 Dec 12
There were widespread traffic problems in eastern areas of Sweden on Saturday as heavy snow continued to fall and temperatures plunged to well below freezing, with more harsh weather forecast for Sunday.
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Science & Technology: 1 Dec 12
A new record low for the winter was set on Saturday morning in northern Sweden as the mercury plunged to -33.5 degrees Celsius following heavy overnight snowfalls.
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Science & Technology: 30 Nov 12
Winter storms along Sweden's eastern seaboard have sent dozens of vehicles skidding, with huge waves also striking fear in passengers on Baltic Sea ferries, which also suffered delays.
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Science & Technology: 29 Nov 12
The gentle snowfall that graced Stockholm this week is just the prelude to the upcoming freeze, as forecasters predict plummeting temperatures over the weekend.
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Science & Technology: 26 Nov 12
Snow and sub-zero temperatures are on their way toward Sweden's south, according to forecasters, who predict Stockholm residents may need to break out their shovels as soon as Wednesday.
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Science & Technology: 29 Oct 12
Sweden is bracing for a white week as meteorologists predict heavy snowfall throughout the country and have issued a nationwide class 1 warning.
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Science & Technology: 26 Oct 12
The first snow of the season started falling over Stockholm on Thursday evening, causing icy roads, snarling traffic and prompting warnings from forecasters of more to come.
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Science & Technology: 20 Oct 12
Sweden could be hit by the meterological phenomenon "blood rain" over the weekend, so-called due to its distinct red hue, according to forecasters.
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Science & Technology: 12 Oct 12
Temperatures are set to drop across Sweden in the coming days, with the national weather agency predicting as much as 20 centimetres of snow in some parts of the country.
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Science & Technology: 28 Sep 12
Residents in some areas of northern Sweden woke up to white lawns this morning, as the first snow of the season outside the mountain areas started falling over Sweden on Thursday evening.
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Science & Technology: 18 Sep 12
Falling temperatures are set to blanket much of Sweden with overnight frost in the coming days, according to forecasters, who add that residents shouldn't get their hopes up about a possible return of balmy summer weather.
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Science & Technology: 5 Sep 12
Sweden’s weather agency has reported that this year’s summer was the worst in a dozen years, with the warm air avoiding the country with an “uncanny precision”.
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Science & Technology: 27 Aug 12
Heavy rainfall on Sunday night led to severe flooding in parts of Sweden, with experts predicting that after a brief warm spell on Monday, the wet weather will continue into the week.
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Science & Technology: 23 Aug 12
Swedes were slightly shortchanged on summer this year, with Stockholm only enjoying six days of temperatures over 25 degrees Celsius, compared with 28 days in 2011.
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Science & Technology: 19 Aug 12
As the long school holidays come to a close Swedish weather agency SMHI has forecast that the country is set to be divided in two, with a wintry chill in the north and tropical climes in the south.
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Society: 24 Jul 12
After weeks of mild temperatures, forecasters are finally promising some summer heat for the sun-starved Swedes, as warmer winds are en route for Sweden.
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Science & Technology: 21 Jul 12
After a summer which has hitherto offered up mostly rain, bad weather and flooding, the sunshine may be just around the corner, according to the latest weather forecasts.
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Science & Technology: 20 Jul 12
Thursday afternoon saw thunderous storms in northern Sweden, with some areas covered in a blanket of white when the downfall subsided.
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Science & Technology: 16 Jul 12
More wet summer weather is on the way to Sweden this week as rain and thunderstorms have been predicted to continue into next week.
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Business & Money: 16 Jul 12
A farmer in eastern Sweden is seeking compensation after eight of his cattle died in a single lightning strike during heavy thunderstorms on Thursday.
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National: 14 Jul 12
Saturday marks Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria’s 35th birthday, with celebrations taking place at the royal family’s residence Solliden on the Baltic island of Öland, despite warnings of ominous weather.
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Science & Technology: 12 Jul 12
The situation has stabilized for flood-hit areas in south central Sweden as promising weather forecasts and receding flood waters have the area breathing a collective sigh of relief.
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Science & Technology: 10 Jul 12
More rain is set to fall on Tuesday on parts of Sweden already struggling to deal with flooding caused by weekend downpours that have left many rivers swollen and turned backyards into lakes.
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Science & Technology: 9 Jul 12
Heavy rains caused flooding in parts of south central Sweden, prompting the country's weather agency to issue warnings Sunday night that a number of rivers may burst their banks.
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Science & Technology: 8 Jul 12
Extreme rains have been pouring over southern Sweden’s Mariannelund since late Saturday evening, flooding homes and undermining roads.
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Science & Technology: 27 Jun 12
The capital of Sweden has been soaked in record amounts of June rain, more than four times the average for the entire month, according to meteorologists.
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Science & Technology: 24 Jun 12
Swedish forecasters have issued a warning for heavy rains across much of central and southern Sweden which is set to soak the country over the next 24 hours.
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Science & Technology: 17 Jun 12
Heavy thunderstorms moving north through the country kept emergency services in Jönköping busy on Saturday night, while Stockholm can the expect Class 1-warning extreme rains for most of Sunday.
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Science & Technology: 3 Jun 12
Stockholm broke an 84-year-old cold record on Saturday, as the capital's temperature only reached 6 degrees Celsius, the lowest June maximum daily temperature the city has seen since 1928.
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Science & Technology: 2 Jun 12
Three tornadoes swept by the coast of Halland, in south-western Sweden, on Saturday morning. The sight was “powerful but scary”, according to one surprised eye-witness.
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Science & Technology: 1 Jun 12
Residents in northern Sweden were forced to grab shovels rather than sun lotion on what was supposed to be the first day of summer, as much of the region was left covered in a thick blanket of snow on Friday.
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Science & Technology: 26 May 12
Swedes were enjoying a real taste of summer heat on Friday with thermometers indicated record highs in some areas of the country, with more of the same promised over the weekend.
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National: 20 May 12
Water levels are rising rapidly in the Sangis river in northern Sweden, and forecasters have now issued their highest warning, Class 3, for the Norrbotten area.
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Science & Technology: 21 Apr 12
Frost, cold and heavy snow falls surprised many on Saturday, but April showers are about to give way to warmer weather – with temperatures up to 20 degrees Celsius expected for the week ahead.
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Science & Technology: 20 Apr 12
Swedish forecasters are warning that winter is making another appearance in Sweden over the next few days, and have issued warnings for slippery roads and harsh winds.
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Science & Technology: 14 Apr 12
Heavy snowfalls in central Sweden have left swathes of the Stockholm area without electricity and caused major problems for public transport and road users on Saturday.
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Science & Technology: 9 Apr 12
After a chilly Easter marked by occasional snow flurries, Sweden looks set for more clement weather later this week.
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Science & Technology: 6 Apr 12
Motorists are being advised to take extra care on the roads this Good Friday, as a mixture of snow and rain in southern and central Sweden prompts meteorological agency SMHI to issue a freeze warning.
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Science & Technology: 1 Apr 12
Despite recent snowfalls in Stockholm and southern areas of Sweden, March 2012 is set to be one of the three warmest months on record, new preliminary statistics show.
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Science & Technology: 26 Feb 12
Spring has started arriving to parts of Sweden with startled butterflies and the yearnful cooing of hormonal pigeons, according to experts at the Natural History Museum.
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Science & Technology: 17 Feb 12
Swedish forecasters have issued warnings for the coming weekend, flagging for heavy snow across much of the country and as well as a heightened avalanche risk at Swedish ski resorts.
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Science & Technology: 11 Feb 12
A new line of snow showers is expected to powder Sweden during Saturday, with the snowfall expected to continue all through the night into Sunday. An area of low pressure north of Sweden is the culprit behind the large area of snowfall.
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National: 4 Feb 12
The E4 motorway was closed between Gävle and Söderhamn in northern Sweden on Friday afternoon after over 50 accidents were recorded in the icy conditions.
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Science & Technology: 3 Feb 12
The extreme weather of the last few days is continuing to cause trouble all across Sweden with traffic accidents, heavy snowfall and the coldest temperatures of the year measured countrywide.
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Science & Technology: 2 Feb 12
Snow and temperatures well below freezing are expected to hit Sweden over the next few days with forecasters warning of a “snow cannon” ready to fire over the country.
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National: 4 Jan 12
Swedish authorities have closed off bridges and cancelled rail traffic in southern and western parts of the country after forecasters issued warnings about a new storm heading in over the already wind-whipped country.
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National: 2 Jan 12
A new low pressure area, referred to as an "atmospheric bomb" by Danish forecasters due to its sudden pressure drop, is on the way toward Sweden, bearing with it strong winds and precipitation.
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Science & Technology: 28 Dec 11
Sweden is bracing for yet another blustery storm, at the same time as the country has yet to fully recover from the chaos caused by storm Dagmar over the Christmas holiday weekend.
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Science & Technology: 28 Dec 11
Sweden is experiencing one of its warmest Decembers on record, according to meteorologists, as record high temperatures have spawned signs of spring in the middle of winter.
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Science & Technology: 27 Dec 11
Close to 40,000 homes across Sweden remained without power on Tuesday midday and many rail passengers were still stranded in the wake of storm “Dagmar”, which tore through the country over the Christmas holiday weekend.
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Science & Technology: 25 Dec 11
A Class 2 warning has been issued by forecasters as a storm, dubbed Dagmar, approaches from the west. Although it is the northern regions of Sweden that will be affected the most, forecasters warn of strong winds countrywide.
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Science & Technology: 23 Dec 11
Slippery roads left more than a dozen trucks in the ditch and led to at least one multi-vehicle crash on Friday, as freezing rain prompting warnings as Swedes embarked on treacherous holiday travel on the day before Christmas Eve.
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Science & Technology: 11 Dec 11
Those who plan to celebrate Lucia day on Tuesday will have to hold on tight to garb and glitter, as a new storm heads in over Sweden in the beginning of next week.
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Science & Technology: 9 Dec 11
Icy roads and harsh weather conditions have caused several accidents on Swedish roadways over night, resulting in at least one fatality, and left thousands of residents without power.
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Science & Technology: 8 Dec 11
Sweden's first major winter storm of the season is expected bring strong winds and heavy snow on Thursday night into Friday, prompting warnings of power outages and dangerous road conditions in many parts of the country.
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Science & Technology: 1 Dec 11
After a record warm November, forecasters are now warning that chillier and more seasonal weather is en route for Sweden with sub-zero temperatures and snowfalls across the country.
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Science & Technology: 28 Nov 11
The storm that battered Scandinavia over the past few days has lulled, but forecasters warn that new fronts of strong winds are predicted to hit the region mid-week.
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National: 28 Nov 11
Some 80,000 households remained without electricity in southern Sweden on Monday morning in the wake of the weekend's storm, while rail and air traffic continued to suffer disruption.
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Science & Technology: 27 Nov 11
With parts of southern Sweden still reeling from the damage caused by the storm dubbed Berit, residents have been warned that even worse weather is on its way and urged not to go out unless absolutely necessary.
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Science & Technology: 25 Nov 11
Meteorologists in Sweden are warning people to stay inside this weekend as winter storm Berit gets set to pummel much of the country with gusty winds and possible snow showers.
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Science & Technology: 24 Nov 11
The unseasonably high temperatures across much of Sweden have left much of the country free of snow and has put autumn 2011 on track to be one of the warmest ever recorded in Sweden.
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National: 20 Nov 11
As Sweden's first real snowfall for the season is set to hit the northern-most regions over the weekend, the winter tourism industry isn't overly concerned at the late start.
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Science & Technology: 18 Nov 11
Freezing rain and snow is expected to fall across large swaths of central and northern Sweden on Friday night, prompting warnings from icy road conditions across much of the region.
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Science & Technology: 9 Nov 11
According to meteorologists, the month of November has so far seen the least snow in over a hundred years in Sweden, in stark contrast to last year's late autumn blizzards.
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Science & Technology: 10 Oct 11
With the balmy days of the recent "Indian summer" consigned to memory, the first freeze of the season has rendered roads icy and treacherous in northern areas of Sweden.
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Science & Technology: 8 Oct 11
The night between Saturday and Sunday promises to be cold throughout Sweden with a risk of frost all the way down to the southern coast.
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Science & Technology: 7 Oct 11
The season's first winter storm walloped northern Sweden on Thursday night, dumping more than 10 centimetres of thick, wet snow, snarling traffic and prompting warnings from police.
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Science & Technology: 30 Sep 11
Just when all but a few hardy souls had fished out their thicker coats from their wardrobes, the city of Hudiksvall measured a record high temperature of 25.6 degrees with the weekend promising more of the same.
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Science & Technology: 24 Sep 11
Conditions are improving on the roads in northern Sweden, recently struck by flooding following heavy rains hitting the country over the last few days.
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National: 14 Sep 11
Trees were felled to the ground, train traffic was halted, and thousands were left without power as the remnants of Hurricane Katia swept through Sweden on Tuesday.
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National: 13 Sep 11
Parts of Sweden were left reeling on Tuesday in the wake of torrential rains and gusty winds accompanying the remnants of hurricane Katia as it made its way across the country.
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Science & Technology: 12 Sep 11
The remnants of Hurricane Katia are set to reach Sweden's west coast on Monday evening, carrying heavy rain and strong winds and prompting the the country's meteorological agency to issue a weather warning.
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Society: 11 Sep 11
Dramatic weather is to be expected along Sweden's coast, as the remains of tropical hurricane Katia reaches Swedish shores in the beginning of next week.
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Science & Technology: 9 Sep 11
While Swedes are still enjoying the relatively clement weather of early autumn, weather experts are already forecasting another freezing winter to follow the last two.
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