Here you can read the meteorologist's text forecast for the Norwegian coast.
In the text forecast, the meteorologists use their experience, competency and local knowledge to describe and summarize the weather for the different stretches of the coast. The forecasts for the coast are updated daily between 07:00 and 18:00 (Norwegian time).
It is not possible for a meteorologist to issue a forecast for every single location in Norway, for each hour, contrary to the way a computer can. However, the meteorologists can use their experience and knowledge to see what is especially challenging to forecast that day, and can give an overview for a larger area. Altogether, the different types of forecasts complement each other.
You can also view the subjective analysis chart, forecast chart, and satellite images, to get a better understanding of the weather developments.
Forecast for thursday 3 April 18:00 to thursday 3 April 23:59
Outer Skagerrak
West force 4 to 5. Dry and good. Significant wave height: 0.5-1 m.
Inner Skagerrak
Southwest force 3 to 5. Decreasing northwest force 3 or 4 late this evening. Dry and good. Significant wave height: 0.5-1 m.
Inner Oslofjord
North force 2 or 3. Fair. Good. Significant wave height: Insignificant.
Swedish border - Lyngoer
North to northwest force 3. Fair. Good. Significant wave height: Around 0.5 m.
Lyngoer - Lindesnes
West to southwest force 3 or 4, brief force 5. Fair. Good. Significant wave height: Around 0.5 m.
Lindesnes - Aana Sira
Northwest force 3 to 5. Fair. Good. Significant wave height: Around 0.5 m.
Aana-Sira - Karmoey
Northwest at times force 5. Dry, risk of local fog. Significant wave height: 0,5 m, late this evening 1 m northernmost part.
Karmoey - Stad
North at times force 6. Dry and good. Significant wave height: 1,5-3 m, highest northern part.
Stad - Froeya
North to northwest at times force 6. Dry and good. Significant wave height: 3-5 m.
Froeya - Roervik
Decreasing northwest force 6. Showers, occasional moderate. Significant wave height: 4-8,5 m highest northern part, decreasing 3-6 m.
Roervik - Stoett
Decreasing northwest near gale force 7. Rain and wintry showers. Moderate or poor in showers. Significant wave height: 7-8 m. Decreasing 4-6 m late this evening.
Stoett - Andenes
Northwest gale force 8, brief severe gale force 9. Decreasing northwest near gale force 7 late this evening, at first in the south. Rain and wintry showers. Moderate or poor in showers. Significant wave height: Støtt-Lødingen: 3-8 m. Decreasing 2.5-6 m late this evening. Highest wave height in the south. Skomvær-Andenes: 6-9 m. Decreasing 5-7 m late this evening.
Andenes - Torsvaag
Increasing north to northeast near gale force 7 to gale force 8. Decreasing north force 6 late this evening. Snow showers. Poor in showers. Significant wave height: Increasing 4-6 m, highest in the south.
Torsvaag - Russian border
Increasing north to northeast near gale force 7 to gale force 8. Snow showers. Poor in showers. Significant wave height: Increasing 3-5 m, highest west of Fruholmen.
Spitsbergen
Northeast force 3 to 5, locally reaching force 6 in exposed areas. Possible light snow in the north. Dry and mostly fair elsewhere. Good outside precipitation. Locally moderate icing on vessels. Significant wave height: 0.5-1 m.
Forecast for friday 4 April 00:00 to friday 4 April 23:59
Skagerrak
Increasing northeast force 5, occasionally force 6 first part of the day. Decreasing north force 3 or 4 late Friday afternoon. Dry and good. Significant wave height: 0.5-1 m. Decreasing 0.5 m Friday evening.
Inner Oslofjord
North force 2 or 3. Fair. Good. Significant wave height: Insignificant.
Swedish border - Lyngoer
Northeast force 3 to 5. Friday afternoon north force 3. Becoming variable force 3 in evening. Fair. Good. Significant wave height: 0.5 m or lower.
Lyngoer - Aana Sira
Northeast force 4 to 5. Becoming variable force 3 Friday afternoon. Fair. Good. Significant wave height: 0.5-1 m. Decreasing below 0.5 m Friday evening.
Aana-Sira - Karmoey
North and northwest force 5. Friday morning risk local fog, else dry and good. Significant wave height: 0,5-2 m highest northern part, from late Friday morning 2,5-3 m northernmost part, late Friday evening decreasing slightly.
Karmoey - Fedje
North force 4, increasing force 6, at times near gale force 7. Friday morning risk local fog, else dry and good. Significant wave height: 2-3 m.
Fedje - Stad
North force 4, increasing near gale force 7. Friday morning risk local fog, else dry and good. Significant wave height: 2,5-3 m, Friday evening 3,5 m southern part.
Stad - Froeya
Northwest at times force 5. Scattered showers, mainly northern part, else good. Significant wave height: 3-4 m, late Friday morning 2,5-3,5 m, Friday afternoon decreasing 1,5-2,5 m, Friday evening at times 3,5 m northernmost part.
Froeya - Roervik
Northwest at times force 6, Friday evening decreasing. Rain- and wintry showers with moderate and at times poor. From Friday evening dry, first northern part. Significant wave height: decreasing 2-5 m, highest northern part, from late late Friday morning 1,5-3,5 m.
Roervik - Bodoe
Northwest force 5 to 6. Friday afternoon brief west to northwest near gale force 7 in the south. Snow or wintry showers. Decreasing north to northwest force 3 to 5 in evening. Becoming mostly dry and good. Significant wave height: Decreasing 4-5 m, 2-3 m late Friday afternoon.
Bodoe - Andenes
Increasing northwest force 5 to 6. Decreasing north to northwest force 3 to 5 Friday evening. Snow showers. Decreasing shower activity in evening. Poor in showers. Significant wave height: Bodø-Lødingen: 1-3 m. Decreasing around 1 m late Friday afternoon. Skomvær-Andenes: Decreasing 3-4 m, 2.5-3 m late Friday afternoon.
Andenes - Torsvaag
North force 5 to 6. Decreasing north to northeast force 3 or 4 Friday morning. Becoming variable force 3 in evening. Scattered snow showers. Poor in showers. Significant wave height: Decreasing 3-4 m, 2-2.5 m Friday afternoon. Around 2 m in evening.
Torsvaag - North Cape
North force 5, occasionally force 6. Decreasing north force 3 or 4 Friday evening, backing northwesterly later. Snow showers. Poor in showers. Significant wave height: 3-4 m. Decreasing 2-2.5 m late Friday morning.
North Cape - Russian border
North force 6 to near gale force 7. Strongest winds in the east. Decreasing north force 5 to 6 late Friday morning. Snow showers. Poor in showers. Significant wave height: 2-3 m, occasionally 3.5 m along the outermost coast.
Spitsbergen
North or variable force 3 or 4, occasionally force 5 in the Hinlopen Strait. Possible light snow in the north. Dry and good elsewhere. Moderate icing on vessels. Significant wave height: 0.5-1.5 m, highest in the west. Decreasing 0.5-1 m Friday afternoon.
Forecast for saturday 5 April 00:00 to saturday 5 April 23:59
Skagerrak
North occasionally force 5. Fair weather.
indre Oslofjord, Svenskegrensa - Stavern og Stavern - Lyngør
North force 4. Partly cloudy, dry.
Lyngoer - Aana Sira
Variable force 3 to 4, northeast force 3-4 first part of the day. Fair weather.
Aana-Sira - Karmoey
Up to south force 5. Dry.
Karmoey - Stad
North up to force 6. Dry.
Stad - Froeya
North force 4, in south northeasterly up to force 5. First part of the day scattered rain showers, otherwise mainly dry.
Froeya - Roervik
Northwest force 4. First part of the day a few sleet- or snow showers, otherwise mainly dry.
Roervik - Andenes
Decreasing northwest force 4. A few sleet- and snow showers. Saturday afternoon veering southwest force 6. Rain.
Andenes - Loppa
Decreasing northwest force 4. Sleet- and snow showers. Saturday afternoon veering southwest force 5. Slight sleet.
Loppa - North Cape
North force 5, Saturday afternoon veering west. Scattered snow showers.
North Cape - Russian border
Northwest force 6 first part of Saturday, decreasing force 5. Snow showers, primary first part of Saturday.
Spitsbergen
Increasing south force 6 in exposed places. Scattered snow showers.