Weather forecast: Sweden set for hottest day of the year

Summer is set to stick around for most of the week, in fact.

"We'll generally be at 18-24C in large parts of the country until Sunday. [Today] we could get a new highest temperature of the year, up to at least 26C," Lasse Rydqvist, a meteorologist for weather forecasters Klart, told Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet.

Temperatures are right now around 2-12C higher than they normally are this time of the year, reports the newspaper.

The mercury is expected to reach the highest temperatures in above all Svealand and eastern Norrland – so in other words roughly central Sweden – but northern regions Västernorrland and Västerbotten could potentially also get an unusually early taste of summer this week. 

The far north of Sweden is the exception – get your umbrella out on Wednesday if you live there.

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