Information about yr.no

yr.no is the joint online weather service from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.

Therese Ihli Gruehagentherese.gruehagen@met.no

Publisert 12.03.2007 15:24. Oppdatert 23.04.2008 19:44.

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What does yr mean?

The word «yr» has multiple meanings in Norwegian.
The meteorological meaning is «light drizzle».
Other meanings include «giddy» (as in «giddy with joy»), and it may even mean «slightly horny» when referring to horses and other animals!

yr.no is the joint online weather service from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (met.no) and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK).These two public institutions have worked together for more than 70 years in the area of weather forecasting services in Norway.

yr.no is unique in Europe because of our very detailed weather forecasts and our free data policy.

yr.no was released in September 2007 and quickly became a popular site in Norway. The website has received three national awards in 2007 and is nominated for Webby Honorees - Services in Webby Awards 2008.

What can I find on yr.no?

Detailed forecasts on yr.no

Hour by Hour
Next Weekend
Long term forecast
Advanced Map

yr.no offers weather forecasts in English (in additon to Norwegian Nynorsk and Norwegian Bokmål) for more than 700,000 places in Norway and 6.3 million places worldwide.

In addition to the weather forecasts, yr.no provides news and facts related to weather and climate in Norwegian.

Shortcuts to main cities

Here are shortcuts to weather forecast in English for the main cities in Norway (use the left menu for international forecasts):

Use the search field on top of the page or browse by clicking on the geographical left menu.

Explaination of the weather symbols used on yr.no.

Weather data

Weather forecasts on yr.no are based on data provided by Norwegian Meteorological Institute and its international partner institutions such as European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).

From September 2007 weather data has been made available everyone for free. See more information about our free data policy (in Norwegian only).