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The beach on the road. A moderate breeze Norwegian style.
This photo was taken at about 23.00 Norwegian time [1 hour ahead of GMT]. The meteorological site, Yr.no, stated that it was a moderate breeze. The road was fast becoming impassable, it was impossible to see where the unmarked edges were, and within 15 minutes I was stuck with a wheel spin, which I only just managed to get out of. Other cars were suffering the same fate :))
Hello Klaus - I think the meteorologists got this wrong!! A "moderate" breeze is about 7 m/s, and this was certainly stronger than that, even at this time of evening when the wind is usually lighter. The beach, just showing to the left of the photo is usually very sandy, but as you see, the road is very sandy now :)))
I haven't seen it like this before, but we have only lived here for about 18 months. There are gales, usually in the winter, but they are usually accompanied by rain, which would make the sand heavy. This phenomenon is probably caused by a week of "moderate breezes" and very dry conditions. No chance of getting a photograph of cotton grass ;-)
Hello Tonia, I hope you can understand most of the English here. The strong winds of yesterday had blown a lot of sand from this beach onto the roads, and the driving conditions were not so good. Thank you my friend for your praise, I really appreciate it :))
Dear Tonia, if I could speak any language as well as you read and write English, I would be so pleased with myself. So you didn't learn it at school, and yet you do so well. I agree, the Google translations can be very strange, and unless one knows something of the language, it often makes little sense :))
I wonder what happens when the wind really gets up under these conditions, what is also interesting is how light it still is, the night must be almost non existent now ~ friendly greetings Marco Polo from nick
Hi dear Nick, goodness knows what it would be like. I'm not going there this evening as I really did so very nearly get stuck. No kerb-stones, no pavements either, only dips at the sides of the road where the sand was deepest :)))
The forecast was wrong - the wind was fierce, but made worse as the sand was so dry - no rain for 10 days. The darkness lasted for about 1.5 hours and even then it wasn't totally dark, although the sun had set.
Greetings from cold Norway, Scott of the Antarctic
get those little Norwegian booties hoisted up high and snuggle up in front of the fire then mighty macro goat ~ don't worry it will soon be summer :)))
The logic of a statistician shines through the sandstorm. It would then go through the fence on the right, onto the runway of Sola airport, and eventually end up in Hafrsfjord and Gandfjord. What needs to happen is a wind reversal to get the sand back onto the beach again :))
Hello Klaus, I went down there today after my walk on a fjord, and before the rain started. The road is now fairly clear, but the sand is piled up against the fence on the right, which is the boundary of Sola airport [2 runways]. And sacrilege - people have walked on the beautiful patterns!! :))
This wind and cold wouldn,t bother you Amelia! The sand on the road might, but anyone who could enjoy a swim in StAndrews rock pool,or even take a winter,s walk along the beach in a North Easter, could handle a blow across the Gulf Stream heated breezes in South Norway,though a chap like myself from the Balmy West coast could not not handle either. LOL cheers scally
No it didn't bother me too much at all Scally, being a wee hardy Fifer. The trouble was that the breeze was coming form the north east - the Gulf Stream was being blown sideways, and cars were getting stuck in the sand drifts.
The Norwegians have marvellous tyres for cold weather conditions, but they aren't so good in the Sahara :))
Hm... This is unusual, I have never seen a beach blowing around like that in Norway. I know there are active sanddunes in the Jæren area, but this is not there. Most beaches in Norway consists of old river sand or moraine material from the ice ages. I think this sand might come from fossil sanddunes which have been blown out at sea as the ice retreated. The sand come from moraine material left behind by the ice, and extracted from it before a vegetation cover was established. Good luck in the October NPC.
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This photo was taken at about 23.00 Norwegian time [1 hour ahead of GMT]. The meteorological site, Yr.no, stated that it was a moderate breeze. The road was fast becoming impassable, it was impossible to see where the unmarked edges were, and within 15 minutes I was stuck with a wheel spin, which I only just managed to get out of. Other cars were suffering the same fate :))
Hello Klaus - I think the meteorologists got this wrong!! A "moderate" breeze is about 7 m/s, and this was certainly stronger than that, even at this time of evening when the wind is usually lighter. The beach, just showing to the left of the photo is usually very sandy, but as you see, the road is very sandy now :)))
I haven't seen it like this before, but we have only lived here for about 18 months. There are gales, usually in the winter, but they are usually accompanied by rain, which would make the sand heavy. This phenomenon is probably caused by a week of "moderate breezes" and very dry conditions. No chance of getting a photograph of cotton grass ;-)
Greetings, Amelia
Very nice greetings John.
Hello Tonia, I hope you can understand most of the English here. The strong winds of yesterday had blown a lot of sand from this beach onto the roads, and the driving conditions were not so good. Thank you my friend for your praise, I really appreciate it :))
Greetings, Amelia
Dear Tonia, if I could speak any language as well as you read and write English, I would be so pleased with myself. So you didn't learn it at school, and yet you do so well. I agree, the Google translations can be very strange, and unless one knows something of the language, it often makes little sense :))
Greetings my friend, Amelia
I wonder what happens when the wind really gets up under these conditions, what is also interesting is how light it still is, the night must be almost non existent now ~ friendly greetings Marco Polo from nick
Hi dear Nick, goodness knows what it would be like. I'm not going there this evening as I really did so very nearly get stuck. No kerb-stones, no pavements either, only dips at the sides of the road where the sand was deepest :)))
The forecast was wrong - the wind was fierce, but made worse as the sand was so dry - no rain for 10 days. The darkness lasted for about 1.5 hours and even then it wasn't totally dark, although the sun had set.
Greetings from cold Norway, Scott of the Antarctic
get those little Norwegian booties hoisted up high and snuggle up in front of the fire then mighty macro goat ~ don't worry it will soon be summer :)))
If/when the wind drops it's lovely, and I was paddling in the sea on Sunday :))))
But you're right as usual, I'll go and get my little booties on right now - and pray for summer ;-)
:D
The logic of a statistician shines through the sandstorm. It would then go through the fence on the right, onto the runway of Sola airport, and eventually end up in Hafrsfjord and Gandfjord. What needs to happen is a wind reversal to get the sand back onto the beach again :))
Greetings, Amelia
Not good to drive in Amelia, but very good for a photo!!
Paula
Mira, and still that logic!!
:D
I might go down there to see what's happened today Paula. There has been a change in the weather, the wind has dropped and it might even rain!
Thanks for your comment, I don't think there are any photos of Sola looking quite like this :))
Cheers, Amelia
Thanks for the informations, Amelia. So I can imagine how this happens. A little piece of Sahara!
Hello Klaus, I went down there today after my walk on a fjord, and before the rain started. The road is now fairly clear, but the sand is piled up against the fence on the right, which is the boundary of Sola airport [2 runways]. And sacrilege - people have walked on the beautiful patterns!! :))
This wind and cold wouldn,t bother you Amelia! The sand on the road might, but anyone who could enjoy a swim in StAndrews rock pool,or even take a winter,s walk along the beach in a North Easter, could handle a blow across the Gulf Stream heated breezes in South Norway,though a chap like myself from the Balmy West coast could not not handle either. LOL cheers scally
No it didn't bother me too much at all Scally, being a wee hardy Fifer. The trouble was that the breeze was coming form the north east - the Gulf Stream was being blown sideways, and cars were getting stuck in the sand drifts.
The Norwegians have marvellous tyres for cold weather conditions, but they aren't so good in the Sahara :))
Cheers, Amelia
Hm... This is unusual, I have never seen a beach blowing around like that in Norway. I know there are active sanddunes in the Jæren area, but this is not there. Most beaches in Norway consists of old river sand or moraine material from the ice ages. I think this sand might come from fossil sanddunes which have been blown out at sea as the ice retreated. The sand come from moraine material left behind by the ice, and extracted from it before a vegetation cover was established. Good luck in the October NPC.