Rush hour traffic grows as light snow falls across Netherlands
6 years, 1 month ago

Rush hour traffic grows as light snow falls across Netherlands

NL Times  

A snow front is slowly moving across the Netherlands, and is expected to hover over much of the southern Netherlands by 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Some traffic problems are expected during evening rush hour, according to the ANWB, with about 175 kilometers of traffic jams reported by 4:30 p.m. Problems could potentially mount up on the roadways as snow could continue to dot the skies over Rotterdam and Den Haag through 6 p.m., while Amsterdam could see snowfall as people leave work. Throughout the Utrecht province, snow could continue past 7 p.m., while at the German and Belgian borders snow could continue off-and-on into Thursday morning. "You only need a little snow to have a problematic evening rush hour", he said to the broadcaster.

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Possible snow and icy conditions expected across the Netherlands
1 month, 1 week ago

Possible snow and icy conditions expected across the Netherlands

NL Times  

The Netherlands is bracing for hazardous weather conditions as light snow and freezing temperatures are forecast over the weekend. While Saturday will remain mostly dry, the evening and overnight hours bring an increased risk of icy roads in various areas, according to KNMI. The KNMI has issued a "code geel" warning for snow and icy conditions, effective from Saturday evening …

Unpleasant rush hour as A8 closes near Amsterdam, gradual train restart near Utrecht
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Unpleasant rush hour as A8 closes near Amsterdam, gradual train restart near Utrecht

NL Times  

The Tuesday evening rush hour kicked off with problems facing both road users and train passengers. There were lengthy traffic jams in and around Amsterdam due to an overturned truck on the A8 near Zaandam, but also problems on the A28, the A4, and A12, among others. Meanwhile, the ongoing issues with overhead lines above the railroad near Utrecht were …

Dutch drivers told to avoid crowded rush hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays
2 months ago

Dutch drivers told to avoid crowded rush hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays

NL Times  

Minister of Infrastructure Barry Madlener is calling on motorists to avoid peak hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays, aiming to reduce congestion on Dutch roads. Nearly 77 percent of all traffic jams occurred during peak hours, which were between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. in the mornings and 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the evenings. The price of traffic jams …

Milder, less gloomy weather coming to the Netherlands from Wednesday
2 months ago

Milder, less gloomy weather coming to the Netherlands from Wednesday

NL Times  

Cold and icy conditions in the Netherlands are set to improve this week, with milder and wetter weather expected from Wednesday. The warning applied to Groningen, Drenthe, Overijssel, Gelderland, Utrecht, Noord-Brabant, and Limburg, where light rain and freezing temperatures created hazardous conditions on untreated roads, bridges, and bike paths. Monday morning saw mist and light rain, particularly in the eastern …

Snow to hit the Netherlands on Sunday, but it won't last long
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Snow to hit the Netherlands on Sunday, but it won't last long

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is set to experience its first snowfall of the year this weekend, with wintry showers possible in the north on Friday and Saturday, and snow spreading from the south overnight from Saturday into Sunday. Icy conditions may temporarily affect roads and pavements across the country, but in the southern and central regions, the snow will quickly turn to …

Snowfall expected throughout the Netherlands on Sunday morning
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Snowfall expected throughout the Netherlands on Sunday morning

NL Times  

The whole of the Netherlands can expect snowfall during the overnight period leading into Sunday morning. A moderate south-easterly wind will bring cold air, causing the temperature to drop below freezing, according to WeerOnline. In the northeast of the country, the snow will remain on the ground for the longest period of time Sunday morning. The temperature will remain mild …

Cold front & rain more likely than White Christmas in the Netherlands next week
3 months ago

Cold front & rain more likely than White Christmas in the Netherlands next week

NL Times  

As the holiday season approaches, the weather in the Netherlands is expected to take a colder turn next week, with fluctuating temperatures and frequent rain showers. According to KNMI, starting Monday, December 23, you can expect a mix of cloudy skies and scattered rain showers, with temperatures ranging from 6 to 8 degrees. Friday, December 27, will mark the end …

Mild weather to persist with occasional rain across the Netherlands
3 months, 1 week ago

Mild weather to persist with occasional rain across the Netherlands

NL Times  

The Netherlands is experiencing an unusually mild stretch of December weather, with gray skies, some sunny days, occasional rain, and temperatures consistently above seasonal averages, according to forecasts from KNMI and Weeronline. Sunday, December 15, is expected to continue seeing mild weather, with predominantly gray skies and occasional light rain or drizzle, particularly inland. Wednesday could bring the warmest temperatures …

Busy morning rush hour with many accidents; Fatal crash with four vehicles on A16
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Busy morning rush hour with many accidents; Fatal crash with four vehicles on A16

NL Times  

Traffic piled up on Dutch roads on Tuesday morning due to multiple accidents. On the A16 near the Ridderkerk interchange, an accident involving four vehicles left one person dead and several others injured. There is a lot of traffic around Rotterdam due to an accident involving four vehicles on the A16 near Ridderkerk. While there were no freezing conditions causing …

Bad weather, accidents cause busiest morning rush hour; First snow of the season
4 months ago

Bad weather, accidents cause busiest morning rush hour; First snow of the season

NL Times  

Bad weather and many traffic accidents have resulted in the busiest morning rush hour of the year. De winterse omstandigheden leveren mooie plaatjes op, maar vooralsnog geen lange files rondom Groningen. pic.twitter.com/c7urD9EepZ — Rijkswaterstaat Verkeersinformatie November 19, 2024 ❄️ | Een winters beeld in het noorden van het land. Before today, the busiest morning rush hour of the year was …

Next week to be gloomy and stormy, wet snow expected
4 months, 1 week ago

Next week to be gloomy and stormy, wet snow expected

NL Times  

The change in the weather that will take place in the Netherlands next week may cause icy roads for a while, weather service Weeronline reports. However, the weather will change from Tuesday, A large-scale precipitation area that is moving over the Netherlands from the United Kingdom will probably already cause wet snow that day. However, the chance of a slightly …

Snow, ice trigger code yellow warning for entire Netherlands; Traffic building up early
1 year, 2 months ago

Snow, ice trigger code yellow warning for entire Netherlands; Traffic building up early

NL Times  

Snow and ice can make the roads slippery on Friday morning. The meteorological institute KNMI issued a code yellow warning for the entire country. Traffic started building early this morning, the Rijkswaterstaat said on X at 6:43 a.m. “There are currently about 80 kilometers of traffic jams in the country. Also, take local showers and slippery conditions into account in …

Traffic jammed up as icy road weather warning extends to Wednesday
1 year, 2 months ago

Traffic jammed up as icy road weather warning extends to Wednesday

NL Times  

Dutch meteorological service KNMI has extended its Code Yellow warning for icy roads and winter weather until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday. The icy weather caused several traffic issues even before rush hour, with over 1,100 kilometers of traffic jams on Dutch roadways by 7:45 a.m. as drivers navigated the highways at slower speeds. To mitigate that, Dutch infrastructure agency Rijkswaterstaat …

Heavy traffic expected on roads in Europe over the weekend due to holiday rush
1 year, 7 months ago

Heavy traffic expected on roads in Europe over the weekend due to holiday rush

NL Times  

Dutch holidaymakers are likely to face heavy traffic on European roads this weekend. The Dutch travel association ANWB warned that drivers in Belgium, France, Germany, and Austria should prepare for considerable delays, particularly on Saturday. Heavy traffic in France is expected on roads heading south this Saturday, with peak hours expected between 08:00 and 14:00, according to the ANWB. Drivers …

Traffic jams on Dutch roads have returned in full force this year
1 year, 11 months ago

Traffic jams on Dutch roads have returned in full force this year

NL Times  

Traffic jams on Dutch roads have returned "in full force" this year. Compared to the first quarter of 2019, traffic jams increased by 10 percent. Furthermore, snow and rain on Tuesday mornings, March 7 and 14, caused rush hours with record lengths of traffic jams of 1093 kilometers and 1102 kilometers. Combined with bad weather, Tuesday morning rush hour traffic …

Traffic piles up near record levels with more nasty weather on the way
2 years ago

Traffic piles up near record levels with more nasty weather on the way

NL Times  

Rain and accidents caused almost 1,100 kilometers of traffic jams on Dutch roads on Tuesday morning, with the ANWB calling it the busiest morning rush hour so far this year. “Everywhere the daily traffic jams are longer than usual,” a spokesperson for the travelers’ association ANWB told NU.nl at around 8:00 a.m. “Tuesday is already the busiest morning of the …

Work from home on Thursday: Strong wind and heavy rain expected during rush hours
2 years, 2 months ago

Work from home on Thursday: Strong wind and heavy rain expected during rush hours

NL Times  

People in the Netherlands were advised to work from home and stay indoors on Thursday, with heavy rain and wind gusts expected to cause a dismal morning and evening rush hour. The Dutch meteorological institute put the entire country on a Code Yellow alert for the possibility of severe thunderstorms, hail, and wind gusts of up to 75 kilometers per …

High risk of slippery conditions during transition to milder weather
2 years, 3 months ago

High risk of slippery conditions during transition to milder weather

NL Times  

At the end of the weekend, the cold winter weather will gradually come to an end and a precipitation zone will reach the Netherlands. In the afternoon and early evening, a precipitation area will reach the southwest, so there is a high chance of slipperiness. If the temperatures of the road surface are still below freezing while precipitation reaches the …

Busiest morning rush hour of the year with over 900 kilometers of traffic jams
2 years, 4 months ago

Busiest morning rush hour of the year with over 900 kilometers of traffic jams

NL Times  

Thursday morning saw the busiest morning rush hour so far this year. At 8:00 a.m., the travelers' association ANWB noted 940 kilometers of traffic jams on Dutch roads, a record for the morning rush hour this year. A combination of rain and the expected traffic will make Thursday’s morning and evening rush hours extremely busy, the Rijkswaterstaat warned on Twitter. …

Busiest evening rush hour of the year: More than 1,220 kilometers of traffic jams
2 years, 4 months ago

Busiest evening rush hour of the year: More than 1,220 kilometers of traffic jams

NL Times  

Thursday was the busiest evening rush hour of the year on the Dutch roadways. At its peak around 5:30 p.m., there were more than 1,220 kilometers of traffic jams. The fact that it was so busy on the road on Thursday was partly due to the end of daylight saving time which concluded early Sunday morning when the clock rolled …

Busy evening rush hour expected as school holidays start; More Texel ferries from today
2 years, 5 months ago

Busy evening rush hour expected as school holidays start; More Texel ferries from today

NL Times  

Netherlands residents can expect busy roads on Friday afternoon as the autumn holiday starts for schools in the Noord region. Traffic should start piling up around noon when families leave for vacation, travelers organization ANWB warned. At the start of the autumn holidays last year, evening rush hour traffic increased to over 700 kilometers of traffic jams. The ANWB expects …

Busiest rush hour this year as snow starts to fall
2 years, 11 months ago

Busiest rush hour this year as snow starts to fall

NL Times  

Snow has started falling in the center and east of the Netherlands, contributing to the busiest morning rush hour so far this year, public works department Rijkswaterstaat said. At 8:30 a.m., the travelers' association ANWB reported 140 traffic jams covering 800 kilometers of Dutch roads. Meer: https://t.co/rt9iKqCJ0b pic.twitter.com/G15wZlC30x — Rijkswaterstaat Verkeersinformatie March 31, 2022 A spokesperson for the ANWB told …

Weather office issues snow storm warning for the Netherlands
2 years, 11 months ago

Weather office issues snow storm warning for the Netherlands

NL Times  

Dutch meteorological institute KNMI issued its first warning for the snowstorm expected to hit on Thursday. "From the beginning of Thursday afternoon, winter showers on the Wadden Islands can cause localized slippery conditions," the KNMI said in a statement. "The maximums will gradually increase to values around normal, and the minimums to a few degrees above normal," the KNMI predicted. …

Up to 10cm of snow expected to hit the Netherlands this week
2 years, 11 months ago

Up to 10cm of snow expected to hit the Netherlands this week

NL Times  

After a dry and sunny March with exceptionally mild weather, the Netherlands suddenly faces snow as we head into April. "And especially overnight leading into Friday, as serious snow cover of locally more than 10 centimeters can form," Weer.nl said. The first precipitation is expected in the coming night - first some rain, but quickly wet snow. "In total, large …

Downpours, strong wind in NL on Wednesday; Most morning traffic jams in 2021
3 years, 5 months ago

Downpours, strong wind in NL on Wednesday; Most morning traffic jams in 2021

NL Times  

Miserable weather is in store for the Netherlands on Wednesday. At 8:22 a.m., 116 traffic jams covered 552 kilometers on Dutch roads, travelers' organization ANWB reported. Until today, the busiest morning rush hour in 2021 was on September 28, when traffic jams covered 468 kilometers of Dutch roads. Maximums will climb to around 16 degrees, with a southeasterly wind that …

Multiple accidents reported on icy roads; High winds to return
3 years, 11 months ago

Multiple accidents reported on icy roads; High winds to return

NL Times  

Local slippery conditions on the roadways in various parts of the country led to several multi-vehicle accidents on Tuesday morning. Weather agency KNMI also issued another Code Yellow warning for icy roads on Wednesday morning in the central and eastern parts of the Netherlands, and for high winds along the coastal areas and in the northern provinces. During the night …

Public transport in disarray due to extreme weather conditions
4 years, 1 month ago

Public transport in disarray due to extreme weather conditions

NL Times  

Public transport in the Netherlands has been significantly affected by Storm Darcy. The Meteorological institute KNMI has issues a Code Red weather warning for the entire country due to the snow and strong gusts of wind. Dutch Railway company ProRail has announced that train traffic has been halted for most of the country, with the exception of certain distances in …

Code Red in the Netherlands due to Storm Darcy; trains not running until at least 10 a.m.
4 years, 1 month ago

Code Red in the Netherlands due to Storm Darcy; trains not running until at least 10 a.m.

NL Times  

People in the Netherlands woke up to a layer of snow brought by storm Darcy on Sunday. The meteorological institute KNMI has issued a Code Red weather alert for the entire country. The combination of snow and strong winds can cause snowdrifts, which may result in “very dangerous driving conditions.” People are thus advised not to take to the roads …

Snowfall expected later today; Icy roads warning issued
4 years, 1 month ago

Snowfall expected later today; Icy roads warning issued

NL Times  

The Netherlands will get lots of snowfall this weekend, starting later this afternoon and continuing through Sunday. Meteorological institute KNMI expects 10 to 20 centimeters of snow in many places and issued a code yellow warning for icy roads and dangerous driving conditions. Public works department Rijkswaterstaat has 350 snowplows and 1,200 employees at the ready to keep the highways …

First snow storm since 2010 expected this weekend
4 years, 1 month ago

First snow storm since 2010 expected this weekend

NL Times  

The first snowstorm in more than a decade is predicted to hit the Netherlands this weekend. In coastal and river areas, Weer.nl expects snow dunes up to one meter high. Temperatures will drop down to minus eight degrees Celsius next week and can feel even frostier due to the icy winds. The KNMI issued a code yellow warning against icy …

Snow in the Netherlands this weekend
4 years, 2 months ago

Snow in the Netherlands this weekend

NL Times  

Netherlands residents can look forward to a white weekend, with some proper snowfall expected on Saturday. Most places should get at least 1 centimeter of snow, and some may get up to 5 centimeters, according to meteorological institute KNMI. The KNMI issued a code yellow warning for the entire country, starting on Saturday afternoon and stretching into Sunday morning. Friday …

Icy roads: Motorists warned to be careful during rush hour
5 years ago

Icy roads: Motorists warned to be careful during rush hour

NL Times  

Rain combined with a cold night mean that the roads in the Netherlands may be icy on Friday morning. Meteorological institute KNMI issued a code yellow warning for the entire country, except the Wadden Islands, advising road users to be careful and adjust their driving behavior accordingly. Travelers' association ANWB also warned road users to drive carefully due to the …

Fog, icy roads expected to cause busy morning rush hour
5 years, 2 months ago

Fog, icy roads expected to cause busy morning rush hour

NL Times  

Road users in large parts of the Netherlands are warned to be careful of icy roads on Monday morning. Thick fog may also reduce visibility and hinder traffic, especially in Limburg and Noord-Brabant. Travelers' association ANWB expects morning rush hour to be busier than usual. The ANWB already expected more traffic than usual around the large cities due to a …

Pakjesavond: Evening rush hour traffic to pile up earlier than usual
5 years, 3 months ago

Pakjesavond: Evening rush hour traffic to pile up earlier than usual

NL Times  

This evening is Pakjesavond in the Netherlands - the evening on which Sinterklaas delivers his gifts. As a result, evening rush hour is expected to start earlier and be busier than usual, as many people leave work earlier than normal to get home on time, travelers association ANWB and public works department Rijkswaterstaat warn. "The Thursday evening rush hour is …

Road traffic clogged up even before morning rush hour
5 years, 4 months ago

Road traffic clogged up even before morning rush hour

NL Times  

Traffic piled up on Dutch roads even before morning rush hour started on Tuesday morning. By 8:00 a.m. there were 172 traffic jams covering 862 kilometers throughout the Netherlands, according to travelers' association ANWB. The 42 kilometers of traffic jams on the A1 are causing a delay of 127 minutes, particularly between Apeldoorn and Amsterdam, but also in the east …

Fog, scattered showers cause busy morning rush hour
5 years, 4 months ago

Fog, scattered showers cause busy morning rush hour

NL Times  

The roads across the Netherlands were jammed up more than usual just before the Tuesday morning rush hour was underway. There were local reports of fog in several parts of the country, as well as rain and scattered showers in several provinces. A rough rush hour was likely on the roads both Tuesday morning and at the end of the …

Fog, slippery roads in difficult morning rush hour
5 years, 4 months ago

Fog, slippery roads in difficult morning rush hour

NL Times  

Fog and slippery roads are causing havoc with traffic in the Netherlands on Tuesday morning. At 8:00 a.m. there were 157 traffic jams on Dutch roads, covering 728 kilometers, according to travelers' association ANWB. An accident on the A2 near the Oudenrijn junction got the morning off to a troublesome start, tying up traffic between Den Bosch and Utrecht, according …

Dutch railway expects rough morning rush hour after problematic evening
5 years, 9 months ago

Dutch railway expects rough morning rush hour after problematic evening

NL Times  

Due to multiple problems on the tracks on Monday afternoon and evening, NS expects a difficult morning rush hour on Tuesday. And a points and signal failure stopped train traffic from Amersfoort and Lelystad to Zwolle for a long time, according to RTL Nieuws. Rail manager ProRail reported on Twitter that there were 90 problems on the tracks throughout Monday, …

Rush hour gets tricky early as transit strike nears halfway mark; 450 km of traffic at 4:45pm
5 years, 9 months ago

Rush hour gets tricky early as transit strike nears halfway mark; 450 km of traffic at 4:45pm

NL Times  

As a national one-day public transit strike was almost halfway finished in the Netherlands, traffic was already beginning to pile up on highways in the Netherlands from 3 p.m. on Tuesday. The public transit strike led to a busier-than-usual morning rush hour, but nothing extreme, according to public works department Rijkswaterstaat. On all Dutch roads there were 696 kilometers of …

Fewer trains, busy rush hour due to snow
6 years, 1 month ago

Fewer trains, busy rush hour due to snow

NL Times  

A large part of the Netherlands is covered in snow on Friday. NS adjusted the train timetable due to snow still falling in some parts of the country. The adjusted timetable will be in effect until at least 10:00 a.m. NS warns travelers that the snowfall can cause delays, and advises them to keep an eye on the NS trip …

Snow: Fewer trains, canceled flights, busy rush hours expected
6 years, 1 month ago

Snow: Fewer trains, canceled flights, busy rush hours expected

NL Times  

The Netherlands is getting snow on Wednesday and that will have consequences for all forms of traffic. And ANWB expects busier than usual rush hours in the morning and evening. Due to the weather, NS adjusted its timetable to run 20 percent fewer trains than usual on a working day. ANWB warns that both morning and evening rush hours will …

Over 2,000 km of traffic jams as snow moves west across Netherlands
6 years, 2 months ago

Over 2,000 km of traffic jams as snow moves west across Netherlands

NL Times  

There were over 1,635 kilometers of traffic jams across the Netherlands at 5:05 p.m. on Tuesday, just as the evening rush hour got underway, according to travel association ANWB. A snow storm that started on the west coast in the morning was slowly making its way east, and was still expected to hover over the provinces of Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe, …

Winter weather hits Netherlands; icy roads warning from tonight
6 years, 2 months ago

Winter weather hits Netherlands; icy roads warning from tonight

NL Times  

The Netherlands is in for cold weather in the coming week, with night time temperatures dropping below zero and maximums climbing to only just above freezing. Meteorological institute KNMI issued a code yellow warning for icy roads, starting from Thursday evening. As it will be freezing at night, and only thaw for a few hours during the day, Weeronline considers …

Traffic jams up 20 percent in the Netherlands this year
6 years, 2 months ago

Traffic jams up 20 percent in the Netherlands this year

NL Times  

Drivers in the Netherlands were neither imagining things nor embellishing in 2018 when they complained about travel times. Dutch highways were far more clogged in 2018 than a year earlier, with traffic jams up nearly 20 percent. The heavy traffic had an impact on rush hour, but also outside of the daily busy periods, travellers association ANWB revealed on Thursday. …

Netherlands might see some snow this weekend
6 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands might see some snow this weekend

NL Times  

Over the coming days maximum temperatures will gradually drop to just above zero by the end of the week. There is even a small chance of snow by Sunday night, Buineradar weather woman Amara Onwuka said to RTL Nieuws. "The weather models do not yet agree with each other about the snow, but in any case it will get colder …

Autumn weather to cause rush hour traffic problems
6 years, 4 months ago

Autumn weather to cause rush hour traffic problems

NL Times  

Morning rush hour is expected to be a doozy on Tuesday. The wet autumn weather is expected to cause many traffic jams, according to both Rijkswaterstaat and ANWB, RTL Nieuws reports. By 7:00 a.m. there were already 90 kilometers of traffic jams on the highway, the Public Works department reported. On the A20 from Hoek van Holland towards Gouda there …

Busiest rush hour of the year: over 500 km of traffic jams
6 years, 4 months ago

Busiest rush hour of the year: over 500 km of traffic jams

NL Times  

Madness reigned on Dutch roads on Tuesday morning. A combination of rainy weather and a large number of accidents caused numerous traffic jams and delays. Rijkswaterstaat's traffic information service measured a total of 514 kilometers of traffic jams on Dutch highways, much higher than the 300 kilometers the public works department expected. The ANWB, which also monitors traffic on provincial …

Sharp increase in traffic jams in Netherlands
6 years, 11 months ago

Sharp increase in traffic jams in Netherlands

NL Times  

Traffic jams in the Netherlands increased sharply in the first three months of 2018, travelers association ANWB announced on Wednesday. Traffic jam severity - the length of the traffic jam multiplied by its duration - increased by over 25 percent, NU.nl reports. Rain and storms caused multiple traffic jams on Dutch roads in January. At its peak, there was a …

Heavy traffic, unremarkable weather expected for Easter
6 years, 11 months ago

Heavy traffic, unremarkable weather expected for Easter

NL Times  

With many Dutch going away for the Easter weekend, and thousands of foreign tourists heading to the Netherlands, many traffic problems are expected starting around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, according to public works department Rijkswaterstaat. Especially on the A1 around Amersfoort, the A12 around Arnhem and towards the Veluwe and the highways heading to the south. Rijkswaterstaat expects traffic …

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