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Blood rain from the Sahara could fall on western Sweden this week

Blood rain from the Sahara could fall on western Sweden this week

Tue 24 Feb 2026 08:38 CET

Rainy weather that leaves red spots behind could affect parts of western Sweden at the end of the week - when the so-called blood rain is expected to move in. It sounds dramatic, but it's not that bloody, says Maria Svedestig, a meteorologist at SMHI

The cold is coming in – “time to put on winter tires”

The cold is coming in – “time to put on winter tires”

Tue 11 Nov 2025 13:22 CET

Snowfall followed by freezing rain. Now SMHI warns that it could be really slippery on the roads in Västerbotten and Norrbotten

Storm Amy Threatens Mjällby's Historic Gold Quest in Allsvenskan

Storm Amy Threatens Mjällby's Historic Gold Quest in Allsvenskan

Fri 3 Oct 2025 08:57 CEST

Mjällby is close to a historic league gold. Now the club can be stopped by the storm Amy

Blood Moon to Grace Swedish Skies This Weekend

Blood Moon to Grace Swedish Skies This Weekend

Sat 6 Sept 2025 17:59 CEST

On Sunday evening, the sky is adorned with a blood moon. The phenomenon is visible in Sweden approximately every other year when a full moon moves into the shadow behind the Earth in a lunar eclipse