The Meteorological Institute sign Twitter Friday that Drammen-Berskog has now had five days with a maximum temperature of 27 degrees or more, which is the definition of a heatwave in Norway.

In the next few days there will probably be more stations in southern Norway on the list, write the meteorologists.

Because the hot weather won’t stop anytime soon. In several places across the country, the mercury will dip to 30 degrees over the next few days. The heat wave is expected to reach Oslo and several cities in eastern Norway on Saturday, writes TB

Meteorologists may also soon declare a Norwegian heatwave in western Norway.

– Sauda and Voss are expected to experience a Norwegian heat wave over the weekend, said service meteorologist Anne Solveig Andersen.

according Meteorologists On Thursday, more than 30 degrees were recorded at 39 measuring stations in southern Norway. The Gulsvik measuring station was the hottest at 33.9 degrees.

Good advice

Helse-Norge asks people to avoid overheating and dehydration. They write that the elderly and the sick are particularly vulnerable during heat waves.

– They are more exposed to injuries and, in the worst case, to death, writes Helse-Norge on theirs websites.

They offer the following tips for dealing with a heat wave:

• To drink a lot.
• Wear light, airy and bright clothes.
• Shower or bathe in cold water, possibly placing wet towels on the skin.
• Stay in cool rooms.
• Reduce physical activity.

Warm up all over the world

The intense heat is felt over large parts of the globe. Heat records are happening more frequently due to global warming. The global average temperature during the first part of June was the highest on record, according to the EU’s climate monitoring service.

In Beijing, the mid-June heat record was broken when the temperature soared to 39.4 degrees on Friday – and in Shanghai a century-old heat record was broken in May.

Record heat has also been recorded in Canada, where wildfires have scorched areas that are quite larger than Belgium.

Earlier this month it was also record hot in Siberia, where the temperature reached 37.9 degrees in Yalturovosk.

Agriculture concerned

Over 30 degrees means many Norwegians welcome the hot summer weather, but Agriculture Minister Sandra Borch (Sp) worries about dry fields and meadows. Hot, dry weather causes unrest in agricultural Norway.

– It is very dry in many places in southern Norway, and many are worried about the crops. This is a concern I share, Agriculture and Food Minister Sandra Borch (Sp) tells NTB.

Several farmers in eastern Norway have already lost significant crops due to drought. A farmer from Kløfta who The nation spoke, with received 2,000 round bales in the first mowing last year, but this year there were only 650. The big crops have dried up. Now they need rain to save this year’s season and to get enough food for the animals during the winter.

In Felleskjøpet, they are already noting that this year’s grain year in eastern Norway will be bad.

But the long-term forecast gives farmers in eastern Norway reason for hope. Yr reports that a few millimeters of rain are expected on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. There could also be more rain next weekend.