The powerful storm which clobbered much of Sweden on Saturday night had left more than 40,000 without power by midday on Sunday, caused several injuries and disrupted road, rail and air traffic across the country.
The Swedish Transport Administration has warned Swedes to keep off the roads this New Year's Eve due to ice with several fatal accidents reported in the past 24 hours.
Torrential rains in western Sweden have left some towns submersed as water levels have risen to 1.5 metres above normal for the season with forecasts indicating that is worse to come.
No sooner have Swedes packed up their deck-chairs, closed up their cabins and returned to the cities than the first snow is set to fall, according to a fresh weather forecast on Friday.
The weekend is set to offer up hot and humid weather with a chance of thunderstorms as Stockholm Pride gets ready to wind its festive path through the city's streets.
With Sunday's thunderstorm reported as the worst of the year so far, Sweden is bracing for round two on Monday as meteorologists predict more of the same.
Stockholm's local traffic authority has received almost 300 complaints since June 1st with many regarding stifling heat on the city's buses, which lack air con.
Sweden's weather agency has predicted a temporary stop to the glorious summer weather, with rainy, cloudy days set to hit most of the country before the weekend.
Forget about another pleasant spring weekend, said Sweden's weather agency on Tuesday, predicting cloudy days ahead and a fair dose of rain going into the weekend.
Massive rainfall across western Sweden kept the emergency services busy on Monday evening and caused interruptions to transport links, most of which had eased by Tuesday morning.
Sweden's weather agency has issued a warning ahead of storms set to hit the east coast of the country, predicting up to 50 millimetres in some parts of the country.
Trains services were suspended in much of southern Sweden on Saturday as high winds battered the region while containers full with Norwegian salmon were left scattered along the tracks in the north after a derailment.
After a mild winter across the country, Sweden can expect the first real spring weather to take hold over the weekend, with temperatures in Stockholm set for double figures.
Sweden's weather agency issued a warning on Friday as Sweden is pummelled by a snowstorm that is sweeping across the country. Motorists have been warned to expect bad conditions.
