Finland will be hit by an autumn storm overnight and on Wednesday. Winds are forecast to be dangerously strong.
Finland will be hit by an autumn storm overnight and on Wednesday. Winds are forecast to be dangerously strong.
A storm is defined as a 10-minute average wind speed of at least 21 m/s. A squall is a short-duration wind of 21 m/s or more.
For land areas, the worst winds are forecast for the southern and eastern parts of the country, but gusty winds are also forecast for much of the rest of the country. Rainfall will be heavy in places, and parts of Lapland could see up to 30–40 centimeters of snow.
“Two separate low-pressure sub-centers will move across Finland on Tuesday and Wednesday, each bringing its own rainfall areas. Strong winds are also expected,” said Joanna Rinne, a meteorologist at weather service Foreca.
Winds are forecast to be strongest in the early hours of Wednesday morning and Wednesday morning in the south-central part of the country, as a small and fast-moving low-pressure center crosses the south-central part of the country.
The Finnish Meteorological Institute, which is responsible for weather warnings in Finland, raised the wind warnings for Wednesday night and Wednesday up to the highest red level in Uusimaa, South Savo, North Savo and North Karelia.
According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, the strongest gusts can be up to 25 meters per second near the southern coast and in the Savo-Karelia regions.
