by Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard
Sunny weather is necessary for observations of the transit. Thin clouds
cause no major problems, but may make it harder to see Venus with eclipse
glasses. The transit lasts for more than 6 hours and this increases the
chances of getting glimpses even in case of poor weather conditions.
June 8 belongs to a season that is usually dry and sunny in Norway.
The summer has arrived, but the air is still rather dry. The transit
takes place in the morning until noon and therefore before the solar heating
has caused clouds and afternoon showers.
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Thunderstorm in southeastern part of Norway in the afternoon
of August 16, 2002. Photo: Oddleiv Skilbrei
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Here is a short description of the normal weather situation on June 8:
NORWAY
Early June is a favourable time of the year. Western areas are more
exposed to clouds ang fog that the eastern areas. The weather statistics is
best for southeastern areas ("Østlandet") and inner parts of "Vestlandet".
More about weather conditions on Østlandet (in Norwegian).
It is almost certain that several parts of Norway have sunny conditions. We
will pick out 4-6 Norwegian locations that will send live images of the
transit on the web sites astronomy.no and astronomi.no (in Norwegian).
OTHER COUNTRIES
In large parts of Europe the weather is improving after the winter and the
spring. In particular far south in Europe the weather is already rather stable,
warm and dry. But the very dry mediterranean summer climate has usually not
started yet. There are therefore no place in Europe that can be guaranteed to
be sunny.
In Asia conditions vary a lot from place to place and it is hard to give
general advices. We will give more details later.
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Photo: Norwegian Meteorological Institute
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