Finland and Sweden recorded their coldest temperatures on Tuesday, dropping as little as minus 40 levels Celsius as a chilly spell gripped the Nordic area.
Chilly and snow disrupted transportation all through the area, together with in Norway the place a serious freeway within the south was closed as a result of climate and ferry traces suspended operations.
Swedish practice operators mentioned the chilly snap precipitated substantial issues for rail visitors within the Arctic north.
Sweden reported its coldest January evening in 25 years, reaching minus 43.6 levels Celsius within the far north. It is the lowest January temperature in Sweden since 1999.
In January 1999, a temperature of minus 49 levels Celsius (minus 56.2 Fahrenheit) was recorded in Sweden, which tied the document set in 1951.
The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute reported temperatures of minus 30 levels Celsius in a number of areas in northern Sweden, and issued a warning for snow and wind for central and southern Sweden.
Its second-highest warning applies from midnight to Wednesday.
In neighbouring Finland, this winter’s chilly document was recorded within the northwestern city of Ylivieska the place temperatures fell to minus 37.8 levels Celsius early on Tuesday.
Forecasters mentioned temperatures can be decrease than minus 40 levels Celsius in elements of the nation all through the week.
Temperatures within the Finnish capital, Helsinki, had been anticipated to hover between minus 15 and minus 20 levels Celsius.
(Inputs from AP)
