{"id":1409,"date":"2012-06-08T12:41:09","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T12:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=1409"},"modified":"2014-08-22T18:14:01","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T18:14:01","slug":"talking-about-the-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/talking-about-the-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking about the weather"},"content":{"rendered":"

V\u00e6ret<\/strong> (the weather) is a frequent topic in Norway; after all, there\u2019s a lot of it! Stretching more than 2600 km (1616 miles), from the North Sea east of Scotland, across the Polar Circle to the Barents Sea, Norway is bound to have a good deal of climatic variation. You\u2019d better check v\u00e6rmeldinga<\/strong> (the weather forecast) before embarking on your trip!<\/p>\n

As a rule of thumb, Western Norway is wet, while Eastern (and Northern) Norway are dryer and have colder winters. That is because there is a mountain range \u2013 Langfjella \u2013 that sets Vestlandet<\/strong><\/a> apart from the rest of the country. Why does this cause the West to be more rainy? Well, the simple explanation goes like this:<\/p>\n

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  1. A lot of water evaporates from the surface of Atlanterhavet<\/strong> (the Atlantic Ocean), creating sky\/er<\/strong> (cloud\/s).<\/li>\n
  2. These clouds are blown towards Norway\u2019s coastline (Norskekysten<\/strong>) by the wind.<\/li>\n
  3. Upon hitting the Langfjella, they get drained of water, causing it to rain on the west side of the mountains.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I don\u2019t know exactly how the peaks can make the clouds disintegrate, but now at least you know why there\u2019s so much regn<\/strong> in Bergen!<\/p>\n

    Some useful phrases for talking about the weather:<\/p>\n