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Weather stations in Varanger

COAT currently has 16 operational weather stations, nine in the low Arctic Varanger and seven in the high Arctic Svalbard.

In Varanger, we have the following weather stations:

To view the current weather station in its surroundings, scroll/swipe right and left on this page.

Kart over værstasjoner på Varanger-halvøya
Overview of the 9 weather stations in Varanger Map: COAT
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BERGEBYDALEN / SUOVVEJOHVUOMME

The station is located in the upper parts of the birch forest belt at 150 meters above sea level in Nesseby municipality. It observes temperature, precipitation, wind, radiation, relative humidity, pressure, soil temperature, soil moisture, and snow depth.

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Weather station in Bergebydalen. Photo: Jan Erik Knutsen.

TORVHAUGDALEN / LEVNJEVÁRJOHKA

The station is located in the upper parts of the willow belt at 268 meters above sea level in Nesseby municipality. It observes temperature, precipitation, wind, radiation, relative humidity, pressure, soil temperature, soil moisture, and snow depth.

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Weather station in Torvhaugdalen. Photo: Jan Erik Knutsen.

REINHAUGEN / BOAZOAIVI

This is a station in the upper part of the tundra at 469 meters above sea level in Nesseby municipality. It observes temperature, wind, radiation, relative humidity, pressure, soil temperature, soil moisture, and snow depth.

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Weather station at Reinhaugen. Photo: Jan Erik Knutsen.

FINNESVATNET

Weather station at 72 meters above sea level in Vardø municipality. The station is located on a moraine ridge on the plain inside Komagvær and observes temperature, precipitation, wind, radiation, relative humidity, pressure, soil temperature, soil moisture, and snow depth.

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Weather station at Finnesvatnet. Photo: Jan Erik Knutsen.

KOMMAGDALEN

Weather station at 107 meters above sea level in Vardø municipality. The station is located on the tundra in the lower part of Kommagdalen, just above "Første Porten". This is a simple weather station that observes temperature, radiation, relative humidity, soil temperature, and soil moisture.

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Weather station in Komagdalen. Photo: Jan Erik Knutsen.

HUBEHYTTA

Weather station at 107 meters above sea level in Båtsfjord municipality. It is located on the tundra in the middle part of Kommagdalen. This is a simple weather station that observes temperature, wind, pressure, radiation, relative humidity, soil temperature, and soil moisture.

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Weather station at Hubehytta. Photo: Jan Erik Knutsen.

RAGNAROKK

Weather station at 407 meters above sea level in Båtsfjord municipality. The station is located at the top of Kommagdalen. This is a simple weather station that observes temperature, radiation, relative humidity, soil temperature, and soil moisture.

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Weather station at Ragnarokk. Photo: Jan Erik Knutsen.

KORGÅSEN

Weather station at 418 meters above sea level in Nesseby municipality. It is a station located in the mountains on the south side of the Varangerfjord that observes temperature, wind, radiation, relative humidity, pressure, soil temperature, soil moisture, and snow depth. The station has been set up in consultation with the reindeer herding community to document climate changes in the reindeer's winter pastures in Varanger.

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Weather station at Korgåsen. Photo: Bernt Enge Larsen.

FARKOLLEN

Weather station at 321 meters above sea level in Sør-Varanger municipality. It is a station located in the mountains on the south side of the Varangerfjord that observes temperature, wind, radiation, relative humidity, pressure, soil temperature, soil moisture, and snow depth. The station has been set up in consultation with the reindeer herding community to document climate changes in the reindeer's winter pastures in Varanger.

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Weather station at Farkollen. Photo: Bernt Enge Larsen.