The cold air is already starting to take hold of Sweden on Monday and minus degrees are expected in several places on Tuesday night. On Tuesday afternoon, a precipitation area will move in over southern Götaland, bringing colder air that will turn the precipitation into snow or sleet even in southern Sweden.
Then, the extensive low-pressure system will move northwards, bringing a risk of hazardous road conditions with snow, ice, and wind in large parts of the country from Wednesday onwards, according to the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI).
It's absolutely time to put on winter tires if you haven't done so, says Therese Fougman, meteorologist at SMHI.
"Crazy pressure"
That message, says Daniel Andersson, station manager at Däckskiftarna in Gränbystaden, Uppsala, seems to have gotten through.
It's completely crazy pressure right now. We've had a two-hour queue outside basically all day and it's going to be like that all week. It's standard every autumn when they go out and warn, everyone comes at the same time.
At Däckskiftarna, as at many other car workshops, it's drop-in only for tire changes. The advice, according to Daniel Andersson, is always to not wait until the last minute to change tires. For those who have done so, it's just a matter of biting the sour apple.
You just have to come in and stand in line, he says.
Before December 1
The situation looks the same at several other tire changers in Mälardalen who TT has spoken to, many of whom decline to answer questions, citing that they are too busy.
From December 1 to March 31, it is mandatory to use winter tires if winter road conditions prevail.
