Yr.no
Encyclopedia
yr.no is a Norwegian website
for weather forecasting
and other meteorological
information. The site is a joint responsibility of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute
. The name yr is Norwegian
for drizzle
. A second meaning is giddy.
The website offers forecasts (as graphs, symbols and maps) for 7 million places in the world. The Norwegian forecasts are supplemented with textual forecasts, weather radar
s, satellite
images and a wide range of more specialised forecasts. The forecasts are based on data from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute
and several international meteorological organisations (ECMWF, EUMETSAT etc.).
Most of the meteorological data on yr.no is available as Web services
, enabling users free access to high-quality weather data for use with applications, services or research. Some mobile phones, like the Vibo T588
, use yr.no for their weather service.
yr.no was officially launched on September 19, 2007. It quickly drew a large audience, up to 87% of the Norwegian population says they know yr.no and 23% uses it daily.
Hans-Tore Bjerkaas
is Editor in chief
, Anton Eliassen is in charge of the meteorological data and Håvard Skaug is editor of yr.no.
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
for weather forecasting
Weather forecasting
Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a given location. Human beings have attempted to predict the weather informally for millennia, and formally since the nineteenth century...
and other meteorological
Meteorology
Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere. Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the 18th century. The 19th century saw breakthroughs occur after observing networks developed across several countries...
information. The site is a joint responsibility of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Norwegian Meteorological Institute is the Norwegian national institute for weather forecasts.The three main offices are located in Oslo, Bergen and Tromsø. The Institute has around 500 employees and keeps around 650 paid observers of various kinds around the country...
. The name yr is Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
for drizzle
Drizzle
Drizzle is a light rain precipitation consisting of liquid water drops smaller than those of rain, and generally smaller than 0.5 mm in diameter. Drizzle is normally produced by low stratiform clouds and stratocumulus clouds. Precipitation rates due to drizzle are on the order of a millimetre...
. A second meaning is giddy.
The website offers forecasts (as graphs, symbols and maps) for 7 million places in the world. The Norwegian forecasts are supplemented with textual forecasts, weather radar
Radar
Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...
s, satellite
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....
images and a wide range of more specialised forecasts. The forecasts are based on data from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Norwegian Meteorological Institute is the Norwegian national institute for weather forecasts.The three main offices are located in Oslo, Bergen and Tromsø. The Institute has around 500 employees and keeps around 650 paid observers of various kinds around the country...
and several international meteorological organisations (ECMWF, EUMETSAT etc.).
Most of the meteorological data on yr.no is available as Web services
Web service
A Web service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over the web.The W3C defines a "Web service" as "a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network". It has an interface described in a machine-processable format...
, enabling users free access to high-quality weather data for use with applications, services or research. Some mobile phones, like the Vibo T588
Vibo T588
The Vibo T588 is a touchscreen mobile phone released for the Vibo network in Taiwan on 15 October 2010, at a price of TWD 1,990 when sold with a subscription, TWD 10,000 without a subscription...
, use yr.no for their weather service.
yr.no was officially launched on September 19, 2007. It quickly drew a large audience, up to 87% of the Norwegian population says they know yr.no and 23% uses it daily.
Hans-Tore Bjerkaas
Hans-Tore Bjerkaas
Hans-Tore Bjerkaas is the Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation .He joined the regional programme of NRK in Troms in 1977, where he was deputy editor. Later, he was deputy editor of the regional NRK Hordaland...
is Editor in chief
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
, Anton Eliassen is in charge of the meteorological data and Håvard Skaug is editor of yr.no.