Winter 2012-13

Since today we have the first feeling of winter here in Åmot. OK, we already had snow late October, even more then 20 CM at some point, but November was one of the warmest ever in this region. Now we seem to be going into another type of weather for the next days and even weeks (and maybe months). Since yesterday we started seeing light snowshowers coming in from the East. The sea, about 60 kms away from here, combined with cold air from Rissua triggers them. Since last night these showers started intensifying bringin between 0,5 and 1 mm per hour. This now (28 nov, 17.30) results into around 10 cm of wet snow. Now talking about wetsnow. This morning I had to go for a meeting in Gävle, one of the main cities in the region and close to the sea. It is about 70 km away from here. While driving there I could see the snow getting wetter and wetter and in the end resulting into a mixture of rain and snow. While driving back I knew I was going to see the oposite happening, and that is exactly what is did. I started taking pictures from Hästa, near the coast until about 1 km away from Åmot. It was pretty amazing to see the effect of going from about 0 meters above sealevel to about 120 m. I think the fact that Åmot is well inland also must have its effect. Winter reaches Åmot about 1 week earlier than Ockelbo and between 2-3 weeks before Gävle. Enjoy the pictures! This blog will be regurlarly updated throughtout this winter.