A strong low pressure system moved east across southern and central Finland late yesterday bringing northerly winds and dumping rain, wet snow and snow to different parts of the country. Temperatures dropped from 2.2C around midday in Jyväskylä to just above zero before wet snow began to fall mid-afternoon.
The Finnish Meteorological Institute yesterday issued warnings across the southern half of Finland for dangerous road conditions, areas of strong winds and large waves for coastal regions. There were predictions for some areas to locally receive up to 15cm of snow. In Jyväskylä a few centimetres can be seen outside, although it looks quite wet as shown in the images below.
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| Snow in Jyväskylä city centre on the morning of October 18 |
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| Snow in Jyväskylä city centre on the morning of October 18 |
In Sydney two days of high temperatures and strong winds helped to fuel bushfires in locations around the city. Bushfires raged in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney destroying several homes and a man was killed on the Central Coast, north of Sydney, where more buildings were also destroyed. A haze of smoke could be seen over the city as the northwesterly winds pushed it in an easterly direction from the Blue Mountains.
Temperatures at the Airport hit 28.5C on Wednesday and 33.9C yesterday. Yesterday's temperature was the 5th day of the month so far above 30C. Winds were also strong once again, topping 81km/h. A southwesterly change dropped temperatures later in the evening and today has been much cooler with a top of only 20.9C at the airport.
The spring so far has been a routine of warm days with northwesterly winds, followed by strong southerly changes and cooler temperatures, and it looks as though this will continue for the time being.
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