Rainy days in Longyearbyen

Did I mention the -25C we had the other day? I believe I did. Well, today it´s been up to +5C, and it´s been raining since yesterday. This naturally has caused some interesting conditions in town. Wading through deep ponds, trying to find safe passages across icy streets - while sweating in clammy winter-clothes - these are new experiences for us in Longyearbyen!



Snowmobile-activities have come to a sudden halt, we now have to rescue them from sinking into water, then freeze and get firmly stuck tomorrow, when temperatures are expected to sink to a normal -10C or so.



According to yr.no, Svalbard was the warmest place in Norway yesterday (Bergen, for instance, had cold, bright weather).


Climate change? Not necessarily, mild periods around christmas are fairly normal here, or so we´ve been told.

But, despite being used to mild winters, I must say I prefer -25C to this!