Snow warnings issued - 30 centimeters possible

The yellow warnings apply to a narrow area near the coast between Umeå and Luleå, as well as southwest from Falun towards the Norwegian border. Hagfors, Arvika, Ludvika and Torsby are some of the towns that lie within the area that is expected to receive so much snow that there may be traffic problems. Värmland, Dalarna, Örebro and part of Västmanland are affected.

- It is a bit unclear how far south the precipitation falls as snow and where it turns into rain, says Amanda Bengtsson.

For Norrland, the warning applies from Thursday at 8 a.m. to Friday at 11 p.m., in Svealand for one day from 10 a.m. on Thursday.

According to SMHI's forecasts, around 10-20 centimeters of snow is expected, mostly in Norrland where locally it can be up to 30, while in Svealand it is about up to 20 centimeters of snow.

They warn, among other things, of longer travel times, slipping, canceled departures in public transport and the risk of disturbances in the electricity grid.