Warmer air may arrive earlier in Sweden

In previous forecasts, warmer air was expected for next Sunday and the following days.

But, with the caveat that it is relatively far away, it now looks like it may arrive earlier.

- In southern Sweden, there will be a break throughout Midsummer's Eve and warmer air will begin to move in, but it will really make itself felt on Saturday. Right now it will be 20 to 25 degrees on Midsummer's Eve in southern Sweden and 15 to 20 in the north. On Midsummer's Day, we expect 25 to 30, says SMHI meteorologist Max Lindberg Stoltz.

He points out that the warm air appears to be very energetic, which means that rain showers with thunder could also form in the midsummer weekend. That picture seems to cover large parts of Europe.

Midsummer week otherwise begins with Sunday's low pressure moving in a path and settling over the Baltic Sea. This means a risk of rain in southern Norrland and Svealand on Monday when clouds will cover most of the country.

- In westernmost Götaland there may be glimpses of the sun, which means that it may be up to perhaps 17 degrees, but otherwise it's about 13 or 14 given the rather cold air mass we have. Tuesday looks about the same with rain showers in the same area, i.e. around Gävleborg and to the south, says Max Lindberg Stoltz.

But already in the afternoon it can be a little sunnier in the western parts of Götaland, Svealand and northernmost Sweden - it can be up to 20 degrees as the low pressure moves away.

Wednesday will thus offer predominantly sunny weather everywhere, possibly with light cloudiness.

- Then you think it will lighten up until Midsummer Eve, but we have a Thursday before then. There won't be any special weather then, a bit hazy in the morning and some clouds forming in the middle of the day, but it should clear up towards the afternoon. In the north it is almost the other way around, sunny at the beginning of the day and then cloudier with the risk of rain showers, says Max Lindberg Stoltz.