The climate in Norway is surprisingly very mild for its location. This moderate weather on the West side is due to the currents of tropical air and the warm waters of the Gulf Stream traveling upward along the coast. However, the differences in land varies becuase the mountain which shield the East side of Norway from the moderate coastal weather. As you ascend to the mountains from the West, a lot of precipitation takes place, becuase of the air mass forcing to rise and condensed once reaching the mountains. The weather in this higher altitude region creates "the highest precipitation and the most extensive glaciers of the European Mainland". (Weatherwise)

Snow falls extensively throughout the winter covering the mountains. Snow that may fall on the West coast melts rather quickly because of lower elevation and warmer temperatures. Once you travel over the mountains on the East side of Norway, the the rain shadow effect makes this area more dry and suitable for farming and argiculture, but still recieves percipation.

In the far North (Artic Circle) temperatures drop rapidly due to Norways latitude and severe high winds this region gets. Here snow falls and sticks around for three months. "Because Norway lies so far North, the seasonal chage in the number of daylight hours is much greater than it is in lands near the equator. As the earth revolves around the Sun, regions close to the North and South Poles alternate between facing completely into or entirely away from the Sun's light". (Braun, 15)