While southern Norway seems ready to wash away after weeks of rain, northern Norway is basking in sunshine and warmth that rivals that found in the Mediterranean.
“We have really deserved this,” Marion Skaugvoll tells Norwegian newspaper VG while out sunbathing at Telegraph Bay outside Tromsø.
Temperatures have approached 30C in some areas of Trøndelag and northern Norway, and the 25C recorded at Mosjøen and Saltdal in the county of Nordland has delighted residents and tourists alike. Some people have even taken the plunge into the fresh Arctic water.
The warm weather up north is expected to continue for at least another week. Only eastern parts of Finnmark, Norway’s most northern country, were chilly at about 8C, but at least the sun was shining.
State meteorologist Trond Lien said a low-pressure system that had settled over Great Britain was allowing the northerners to enjoy summer to its fullest, not least since the midnight sun is still shining.
Meanwhile, Southern Norway was told to brace for another 10 days of rain and temperatures around 17C. Bad news for an area already saturated with rain.
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