Finnish Lapland sees season’s first snow cover
Overnight precipitation in Lapland brought three centimetres of snow to Kilpisjärvi in Enontekiö.
Other parts of the far northwest of Finnish Lapland got a heavy dose of sleet.
According to the official standard used by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, there must be a centimetre of snow measured on the ground at a weather station by 9 AM on the day in question in order to be classed as a ‘first snow’.
More precipitation is expected in Lapland on Tuesday, possibly including more snow. In southern Finland the forecast is for temperatures to rise to nearly 20 degrees Celsius.
The next few days will bring unsettled weather with intermittent rain across the country.
Related stories from around the North:
Arctic: Warming climate changing CO2 balance in northern ecosystems: study, Eye on the Arctic
Canada: Makivvik launches climate adaptation strategy for Nunavik, Eye on the Arctic
Greenland: Alarming, above-average ice loss in Greenland due to rising temperatures, Eye on the Arctic
Finland: Overnight temperatures drop below freezing in Finnish Lapland, Yle News
Norway: Polar heat record. July average above 10°C, The Independent Barents Observer
Sweden: Another year of shrinking glaciers predicted in Sweden’s Far North, CBC News
United States: Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe, The Associated Press
