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Spring Weather in Prestfoss Norway

Daily high temperatures increase by 23°F, from 36°F to 59°F, rarely falling below 27°F or exceeding 70°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 21°F, from 22°F to 43°F, rarely falling below 7°F or exceeding 50°F.

For reference, on July 18, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Prestfoss typically range from 50°F to 65°F, while on February 7, the coldest day of the year, they range from 20°F to 33°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Spring in Prestfoss

Average High and Low Temperature in the Spring in PrestfossMarAprMay0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°FWinterSummerMar 136°FMar 136°F22°F22°FMay 3159°FMay 3159°F43°F43°FApr 141°FApr 141°F28°F28°FMay 151°FMay 151°F36°F36°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average spring temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Spring in Prestfoss

Average Hourly Temperature in the Spring in PrestfossMarAprMay12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummerNowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Seward, Alaska, United States (4,064 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Prestfoss (view comparison).

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The spring in Prestfoss experiences rapidly decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 65% to 49%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 49% on May 31.

The clearest day of the spring is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 51% of the time.

For reference, on November 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 67%, while on July 18, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 51%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Spring in Prestfoss

Cloud Cover Categories in the Spring in PrestfossMarAprMay0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%WinterSummerNov 233%Nov 233%Mar 135%Mar 135%May 3151%May 3151%Apr 139%Apr 139%May 145%May 145%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Prestfoss, the chance of a wet day over the course of the spring is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 23% and ending it at 34%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 40% on August 15, and its lowest chance is 22% on March 20.

Over the course of the spring in Prestfoss, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 10% to 34%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain decreases from 6% to 0%, and the chance of a day with only snow decreases from 7% to 0%.

Probability of Precipitation in the Spring in Prestfoss

Probability of Precipitation in the Spring in PrestfossMarAprMay0%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%35%35%40%40%WinterSummerMar 2022%Mar 2022%Mar 123%Mar 123%May 3134%May 3134%Apr 124%Apr 124%May 126%May 126%NowNowsnowmixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the spring in Prestfoss is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 1.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.4 inches, and ending the season at 3.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.6 inches or falls below 1.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Spring in Prestfoss

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Spring in PrestfossMarAprMay0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 inWinterSummerMar 11.0 inMar 11.0 inMay 313.1 inMay 313.1 inApr 11.4 inApr 11.4 inMay 12.2 inMay 12.2 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during the spring in Prestfoss is very rapidly decreasing, starting the season at 6.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 14.1 inches or falls below 0.8 inches, and ending the season at 0.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.0 inches or falls below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in the Spring in Prestfoss

Average Monthly Snowfall in the Spring in PrestfossMarAprMay0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 in16 in16 in18 in18 inWinterSummerMar 16.0 inMar 16.0 inMay 310.0 inMay 310.0 inApr 13.5 inApr 13.5 inMay 10.9 inMay 10.9 inNowNow
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of the spring in Prestfoss, the length of the day is very rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 7 hours, 46 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 5 minutes, 7 seconds, and weekly increase of 35 minutes, 52 seconds.

The shortest day of the spring is March 1, with 10 hours, 31 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 18 hours, 17 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Spring in Prestfoss

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Spring in PrestfossMarAprMay0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrWinterSummerMar 2012 hr, 10 minMar 2012 hr, 10 minnightnightdaydayMay 116 hr, 3 minMay 116 hr, 3 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the spring in Prestfoss is 7:18 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 3 hours, 8 minutes earlier at 4:11 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:49 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 39 minutes later at 10:28 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time (DST) ends at 3:00 AM on March 31, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour earlier.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 3:56 AM and sets 18 hours, 53 minutes later, at 10:49 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 9:24 AM and sets 5 hours, 51 minutes later, at 3:15 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in the Spring in Prestfoss

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in the Spring in PrestfossMarAprMay2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMWinterSummer4:11 AM4:11 AM10:28 PMMay 3110:28 PMMay 317:18 AM7:18 AM5:49 PMMar 15:49 PMMar 16:45 AM6:45 AM8:06 PMApr 18:06 PMApr 15:18 AM5:18 AM9:20 PMMay 19:20 PMMay 1Mar 31DSTMar 31DSTSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day in the spring. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Spring in Prestfoss

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Spring in PrestfossMarAprMay12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummer001020305001010203040NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth in the the spring of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the spring of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Spring in Prestfoss

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Spring in PrestfossMarAprMay12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMWinterSummerFeb 1012:00 AMFeb 1012:00 AMFeb 241:31 PMFeb 241:31 PMMar 1010:01 AMMar 1010:01 AMMar 258:01 AMMar 258:01 AMApr 88:22 PMApr 88:22 PMApr 241:50 AMApr 241:50 AMMay 85:23 AMMay 85:23 AMMay 233:54 PMMay 233:54 PMJun 62:38 PMJun 62:38 PMJun 223:09 AMJun 223:09 AM9:02 AM9:02 AM3:40 PM3:40 PM5:20 PM5:20 PM8:10 AM8:10 AM7:16 AM7:16 AM6:29 PM6:29 PM5:51 PM5:51 PM6:20 AM6:20 AM6:27 AM6:27 AM8:18 PM8:18 PM8:46 PM8:46 PM5:30 AM5:30 AM4:38 AM4:38 AM11:09 PM11:09 PM11:52 PM11:52 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Prestfoss is essentially constant during the spring, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 25, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Spring in Prestfoss

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Spring in PrestfossMarAprMay0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%WinterSummerApr 160%Apr 160%Mar 10%Mar 10%May 310%May 310%Apr 10%Apr 10%May 10%May 10%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Prestfoss is essentially constant during the spring, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 4.4 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 2, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.1 miles per hour, while on August 3, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 3.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in the Spring in Prestfoss

Average Wind Speed in the Spring in PrestfossMarAprMay0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mphWinterSummerMar 14.6 mphMar 14.6 mphMay 314.1 mphMay 314.1 mphApr 14.5 mphApr 14.5 mphMay 14.2 mphMay 14.2 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Prestfoss during the spring is predominantly out of the west from March 1 to April 3, the north from April 3 to May 3, and the south from May 3 to May 31.

Wind Direction in the Spring in Prestfoss

Wind Direction in the Spring in PrestfossWNSMarAprMay0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%WinterSummerNowNowwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Prestfoss is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Prestfoss is very rapidly increasing during the spring, rising by 13°F, from 37°F to 50°F, over the course of the season.

Average Water Temperature in the Spring in Prestfoss

Average Water Temperature in the Spring in PrestfossMarAprMay30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°FWinterSummerMar 137°FMar 137°FMay 3150°FMay 3150°FApr 139°FApr 139°FMay 143°FMay 143°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Prestfoss typically lasts for 4.7 months (143 days), from around May 11 to around October 1, rarely starting before April 22 or after May 29, and rarely ending before September 6 or after October 30.

During the spring in Prestfoss, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly increasing rising from 0% to 92% over the course of the season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Spring in Prestfoss

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Spring in Prestfossgrowing seasonMarAprMay0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%WinterSummerMar 10%Mar 10%92%May 3192%May 31Apr 10%Apr 10%May 126%May 126%0%Mar 150%Mar 15frigidfreezingvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Prestfoss are gradually increasing during the spring, increasing by 92°F, from 0°F to 92°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Spring in Prestfoss

Growing Degree Days in the Spring in PrestfossMarAprMay0°F0°F20°F20°F40°F40°F60°F60°F80°F80°F100°F100°F120°F120°F140°F140°FWinterSummerMar 10°FMar 10°FMay 3192°FMay 3192°FApr 11°FApr 11°FMay 116°FMay 116°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the spring, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Prestfoss is very rapidly increasing during the spring, rising by 4.2 kWh, from 1.6 kWh to 5.8 kWh, over the course of the season.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Spring in Prestfoss

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Spring in PrestfossMarAprMay0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhWinterSummerMar 11.6 kWhMar 11.6 kWhMay 315.8 kWhMay 315.8 kWhApr 13.2 kWhApr 13.2 kWhMay 14.8 kWhMay 14.8 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Prestfoss are 60.043 deg latitude, 9.635 deg longitude, and 371 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Prestfoss contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,962 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 740 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,697 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,188 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Prestfoss is covered by trees (70%) and cropland (25%), within 10 miles by trees (84%), and within 50 miles by trees (65%) and shrubs (11%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Prestfoss, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Prestfoss.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Prestfoss according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Prestfoss is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Prestfoss and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Prestfoss and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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