If you thought the last month had been cold, watch out for the next ten days. Siberia is coming, my friend!
It’s time to raise your long-john defence readiness condition to DEFCON 1.
With the exception of the Beast from the East in late February/early March 2018, Denmark hasn’t had weather as cold as this since the back-to-back snow-fests of 2009-10 and 2010-11.
About last night: it was brutal
Last night, thermometers plunged down to 12.5 degrees in central Jutland, and to -10 across most of the country – and there is more of that on the way.
There won’t be an alarming amount of snow, though.
But there will be enough to keep us on our toes navigating that tricky path between the flat and the eco-waste disposal unit.
Not a mountain, but some snow
“We’ve got some real winter weather heading our way over the next ten days,” DMI meteorologist Bolette Brødsgard told DR.
“It’s going to be cold, and we’ll get some more snow too. We won’t be drowning in it, but don’t pack away your toboggan just yet.”
As Hamlet said, here’s the rub: from Thursday it will become awfully windy, as speeds creep up to 10 metres/second.
Combine that with snow, my friend, and you’re a blizzard, Harry.
Ice days all the way
On February 7 last year, CPH POST reported there had not been a single ice day – a 24-hour period when the thermometer does not rise above zero – so far that winter.
Well, guess what: February 7 will be an ice day this year, and so will every day from February 3-11.
During that period in Copenhagen, temperatures are forecast by DMI to reach as low as -5 during the day and double digits in the dark.
So enjoy today while it lasts, as it will be a sweltering 1.0 degrees in most parts of the country.
