Yr.no

yr.no is a website and a mobile app for weather forecasting and dissemination of other types of meteorological information hosted by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in collaboration with the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. The website was officially launched in september 2007.[1]

yr.no
Type of site
Weather forecasts
Available inNorwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk),
Kven,
Northern Sami
English
OwnerNorwegian Broadcasting Corporation and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute
URLhttp://www.yr.no
CommercialNo
Registration2007
LaunchedSeptember 19, 2007
Current statusActive

The word yr means drizzle in Norwegian.[2]

Information sources

In addition to data from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, yr.no uses open data from various collaborators such as

It also collects information from different types of private weather stations.[3]

References

  1. Tessem, Berit. "Vi klikker på dårlig vær". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  2. "Bokmålsordboka | Nynorskordboka". ordbok.uib.no. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  3. "Samarbeidspartnere". Yr hjelp og informasjon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2020-03-09.
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