In Skellefteå and Robertsfors, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute's (SMHI) orange warning for snow and wind is expected to remain in effect until lunchtime.
The snow has fallen heavily around Skelleftebukten and will continue until some time in the middle of the day, says Marie Stark, meteorologist at SMHI, and adds that it may amount to a total of another decimeter in the area.
The upper secondary school in Skellefteå is closed on Friday and school transportation to primary schools is cancelled, reports Norran.
Trees lie like "pick-up sticks"
The power outages have been extensive after trees fell over power lines. Some households have been without power since Wednesday evening. On Friday morning, nearly 3,000 customers of Skellefteå Kraft are still without power – as are over 1,600 of Umeå Kraft's customers.
The trees lie like "pick-up sticks" and Umeå Kraft has deployed nearly double the number of forestry workers and line technicians, says the company's press contact Olov Hjärtström Baudin.
The hope is that most of those affected will get their power back today. There will be some temporary solutions with diesel generators, he says.
The night against Friday was calm for Umeå region's rescue services, which took in extra personnel, compared to the previous night with a large number of alarms. After midnight, the situation was the same for Skellefteå's rescue services and the three snowplows that were put on standby have not been needed.
The snowplows will remain on standby until we consider that the snow has subsided, says Ola Lindström, fire chief.
Snowstorm moves into southern Sweden
A yellow warning has been issued for Västerbotten's coastal areas. The same applies to Skåne and Blekinge, where the snow is expected to arrive in the afternoon and where the amount and intensity are expected to vary locally.
Locally, it could fall a decimeter, but otherwise it's usually around five centimeters. We have a snowfall area that is currently over Jutland and it doesn't look like it will affect the entire area (Blekinge and Skåne), says Marie Stark.
By late Friday evening, the snow should have moved away from here as well, and for now, there are no snow warnings issued for Saturday. Marie Stark says, however, that it could become windy in the mountain regions.
That's something we'll be looking at during the day.
