Yr.no
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Type of site | Weather forecasts |
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| Available in | Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk), Kven, Northern Sami English |
| Owner | Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute |
| URL | http://www.yr.no |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | 2007 |
| Launched | September 19, 2007 |
| Current status | Active |
yr.no is a website and a mobile app for weather forecasting and other meteorological information hosted by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in collaboration with the Norwegian Meteorological Institute [1].
Etymology
The word yr means drizzle in Norwegian [2].
Services
Yr.no provides forecasts across the globe. The website also publishes various types of weather related information and news.
Information sources
In addition to data from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, yr.no uses open data from various collaborators such as
- European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
- GeoNames
- The Norwegian Polar Institute
It also collects information from different types of private weather stations [3].
History
yr.no was officially launched in september 2007 [1] .
Staff
Ingrid Støver Jensen is the current editor of yr.no.
References
- ^ a b Tessem, Berit. "Vi klikker på dårlig vær". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-03-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bokmålsordboka | Nynorskordboka". ordbok.uib.no. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Samarbeidspartnere". Yr hjelp og informasjon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2020-03-09.
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