Here you can see fireworks at their best

Low pressure and freezing temperatures move in over large parts of the country during New Year’s Eve.

But in two places there are good conditions for enjoying the fireworks at twelve o’clock.

– There you will have mostly clear weather, says Lasse Rydqvist, meteorologist at Klart.

Ahead of New Year’s Eve on Tuesday, a low pressure pulls in over southern Sweden, which may affect fireworks viewing at midnight.

– Especially in Götaland and Svealand it looks like it can get quite unstable, especially around twelve o’clock, says Lasse Rydqvist, meteorologist at Klart.

The snowfall that comes over Svealand can make seeing the fireworks a little worse. But in two parts of the country you can almost count on getting a good show.

– Västerbotten’s and Norrbotten’s landscapes seem to have the best conditions. Because the weather is mostly clear up there. Then it’s quite cold, of course, so you might as well put on some fur.

Southern Sweden may suffer from obscured visibility but escapes the cold.

– There is a limit around Mälardalen to minus degrees there at the stroke of twelve in any case.
So in most of Götaland, at least in southern Sweden, there you get plus degrees.

Further north, such as in Västerbotten and Norrbotten, the temperature can instead end up at 10 to 15 minus degrees.

Weather warnings the day before New Year’s Eve

On the day before New Year, however, the weather is worse in the north.

During the night to Monday and early morning, SMHI has issued an orange warning for wind in combination with snowfall in Norrbottensfjälen. On Kalfjäll, there is expected to be a very strong westerly or north-westerly wind and locally there may also be a storm. It can blow as much as 8-24 m/s and local storm 26 m/s while it will snow. The public is asked not to go out on the mountain unnecessarily as visibility may be poor and orientation difficult and the risk of frostbite is high. Any rescue efforts can also be risky and take a long time if help is needed.

SMHI has also issued yellow warnings, the lightest warning. They apply in the northern parts of Västerbotten county and southern Norrbotten county, west-northwest wind gusts of 22-25 m/s are expected and in the low terrain of the mountains up to 28 m/s.

In the Lapland mountains, in connection with a low pressure westerly or north-westerly wind of 17-22 m/s and occasionally heavy snowfall is expected.

In the Jämtlandsfjällen, westerly or northwesterly winds are expected, occasionally 14-19 m/s, and snow flurries that can be heavy.