In a statement issued on Wednesday, the forecaster said it was issuing a warning about the polar low pressure system coming down the coast of north west Norway. 

In a tweet, the forecaster said that the low pressure area would hit “parts of Troms and Finnmark”, while another low pressure system was “developing near Vesterålen and heading towards southern Nordland”.

An orange level avalanche warning has been issued for northern Norway. 

Polare lavtrykk på vei – vi har sendt ut farevarsel⚠️ Torsdag morgen ventes et polart lavtrykk å treffe deler av Troms og Finnmark, mens et annet utvikles nær Vesterålen og styrer mot sørlige Nordland. Vær obs på kraftig vind og snøbyger her. Les mer på https://t.co/u6O2VtqROD pic.twitter.com/QAqSagijZN

— Meteorologene (@Meteorologene) December 14, 2022

“With the polar low pressure, there can be strong winds from several directions, and that there will be heavy snowstorms along with it,” said Elise Gloppen Hunnes, the meteorologist on duty at the Meteorological Institute. “There will be some fresh snow together with a lot of wind.”

She said that people in Troms and Finnmark, Vest-Finnmark and Troms would face “very stormy weather”.

“It will probably be difficult if you have decided to drive. The visibility will be extremely poor and it may take longer to travel to some places,” she said. 

Gustav Pless, an officer at the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate’s  Avalanche Warning Service, said that people should be very careful if they venture out into the mountains in northern Norway. 

“There are generally difficult avalanche conditions now,” he said. “It is a demanding situation to be out in the mountains in. The weather can also be demanding.”