Weather
Weather
The weather forecast is not reliable beyond 1 or 2 days ahead. The national weather service (Meteorologisk institutt) has its headquarters close to our labs on the UiO campus.
The up-to-date forecast for Lillestrøm is available here: https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/1-73669/Norway/Akershus/Lillestr%C3%B8m/Lillestr%C3%B8m
The current forecast indicates a mostly dry and low-wind week, with a moderate chance of showers on Thursday. Temperatures are expected to be between 9 °C and 19 °C and 0 % chance of frost for the week of ECOSS. The previous "yellow severity" warning of forrest fires has now been removed.
Climate
The weather forecast is not reliable beyond 1 or 2 days ahead. For longer term planing, it is better to use the accumulated climate data
For August and September (data from 1999-2021):
Average temperature: 16 °C
Min. temperature: 10 °C
Max. temperature: 20 °C
Average daily rainfall: 3.4 mm
Probability of a day being dry: 69 %
Average hours of sunshine per day: 10 h
Average windspeed: 14 km/h, 12 knots, Beaufort 3
Prevailing direction: SSW to SW
Further details and analysis can be found here: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/norway/akershus/lillestr%C3%B8m-25747/#climate-table and here: https://wanderlog.com/weather/14267/8/lillestrom-weather-in-august