Record breaking temperatures as the Netherlands basks in the sun
11 years ago

Record breaking temperatures as the Netherlands basks in the sun

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The beginning of March has never been so warm as this weekend, weather bureaus said on Sunday. The temperature reached 19 Celsius at the De Bilt weather station near Hilversum on Sunday afternoon – the highest March 9 temperature ever recorded. With all 400 chairs taken, ‘we’ve never had such a busy opening weekend,’ Lisa Spruijt, a waitress at the Zanzibar beach bar, told RTL news. Monday will also be warm and sunny but the temperature will dip back to around 12 Celsius on Tuesday as the wind becomes northerly, the KNMI weather bureau said.

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Sunny spring weather in Netherlands this week; Thermometers to hit 20 on Thursday
2 days, 13 hours ago

Sunny spring weather in Netherlands this week; Thermometers to hit 20 on Thursday

NL Times  

Netherlands residents can look forward to a week filled with sunshine and increasingly warm temperatures. Thermometers will top 20 degrees inland on Thursday, the meteorological institute KNMI expects. Maximums will rise to between 9 degrees in the Wadden area and 15 degrees in the south, with a moderate wind from the north. Maximums will climb to between 12 degrees in …

Temperatures hit 20.4° making it the warmest March 21 on record
1 week, 5 days ago

Temperatures hit 20.4° making it the warmest March 21 on record

NL Times  

Friday was officially the first warm day of the year in the Netherlands. The last official warm day, which was also 20 degrees celsius in De Bilt, came on October 17 of last year. The earliest warm day measured came on March 17 in 1961 and on the same date in 1990. The latest date of the first warm day …

Warm, sun-filled days ahead for Netherlands this week; Temps could top 18°C on Thursday
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Warm, sun-filled days ahead for Netherlands this week; Temps could top 18°C on Thursday

NL Times  

The Netherlands is in for wonderful spring weather this week. On Monday morning, a few cloud fields will move across the country from north to south, but the sun will soon dominate the weather picture nationwide. Maximums will climb to between 8 degrees in the northeast and 11 degrees locally in the south, with a moderate easterly wind. “That is …

Historic warmth hits Netherlands: March 8 sets new heat records nationwide
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Historic warmth hits Netherlands: March 8 sets new heat records nationwide

NL Times  

The Netherlands recorded its warmest March 8 ever. At 11:20 a.m. on Saturday, the temperature in De Bilt, where the Dutch meteorological institute KNMI is based, reached 16.5 degrees Celsius, officially breaking the previous March 8 record of 16.0 degrees set in 2014, weeronline reports. At 12:40 p.m., the temperature in Hupsel rose to 19.0 degrees, surpassing the previous nationwide …

Warmest March 7 ever measured with temperatures rising to 17.8 degrees in De Bilt
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Warmest March 7 ever measured with temperatures rising to 17.8 degrees in De Bilt

NL Times  

The temperature at the weather measuring station De Bilt rose to 17.8 degrees Celsius this afternoon, making it the warmest March 7 ever measured. The old record was 17.7 degrees Celsius, which happened in 1991, Weeronline reported on Friday. The national record was also broken at 2:40 p.m. Wijk aan Zee saw temperatures rise to 19 degrees Celsius, and Arcen, …

Netherlands set for warm, dry March as spring weather arrives
1 month ago

Netherlands set for warm, dry March as spring weather arrives

NL Times  

The Netherlands is expected to experience an unusually warm and dry March, with forecasters predicting early spring weather and higher-than-average temperatures across the country. The first half of March is projected to be dominated by clear skies and mild temperatures, according to meteorological data. Forecasters suggest that many regions will experience double-digit highs, with temperatures in the interior possibly reaching …

Record heat as the Netherlands marks 28 years without an Elfstedentocht
1 month, 1 week ago

Record heat as the Netherlands marks 28 years without an Elfstedentocht

NL Times  

The Netherlands has now gone 28 consecutive winters without an Elfstedentocht, extending the longest drought in the event’s history. Meanwhile, an unseasonably warm February day shattered temperature records, raising further concerns about the impact of climate change on the country’s winter traditions. “We are now at 28 winters without a race, and there’s no indication that will change soon,” meteorologists …

Temps set to rise from -5°C overnight to 17°C by Friday afternoon
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Temps set to rise from -5°C overnight to 17°C by Friday afternoon

NL Times  

A significant shift in weather is set to take place in the Netherlands, with temperatures soaring from below freezing to a mild spring warmth within just a few days. Temperatures in the Netherlands dipped to freezing levels on Tuesday night, with some areas experiencing a "feels-like" temperature as low as -13 degrees. By Friday, however, the weather will turn dramatically …

Dutch heat record broken for third day in a row; warm and sunny weekend ahead
1 year, 6 months ago

Dutch heat record broken for third day in a row; warm and sunny weekend ahead

NL Times  

The Netherlands broke the warm weather record for the third day in a row on September 8. As of 3:30 p.m. on Friday, the official temperature in De Bilt, Utrecht, was 29.8 degrees, according to the weather station at the headquarters of the Dutch meteorological institute, KNMI. The temperature in De Bilt peaked at 29.6 degrees on Wednesday, shattering a …

Warmest September 6 on record with more heat yet to come
1 year, 6 months ago

Warmest September 6 on record with more heat yet to come

NL Times  

Wednesday, September 6, has officially been recorded as the warmest September 6 ever measured in the Netherlands since temperature measurements started in 1901. According to the KNMI, the temperature reached 28.3 degrees at 2:20 p.m. in De Bilt, Utrecht, in the center of the country where the meteorological office is situated. This surpasses the previous record set on September 6, …

Temps to climb as high as 32°C on Monday; New drought record likely
1 year, 9 months ago

Temps to climb as high as 32°C on Monday; New drought record likely

NL Times  

The thermometer's brief dip in the Netherlands will be short-lived, with high temperatures expected to reach 30 degrees Celsius over the weekend, and peaking at about 32 degrees on Monday. Combined with the wind and extremely low chance of precipitation, tens of thousands of children should be able to easily participate in Outdoor Play Day, activities around the country were …

Summer is coming: Thermometers could hit 30 degrees Celsius this weekend
1 year, 9 months ago

Summer is coming: Thermometers could hit 30 degrees Celsius this weekend

NL Times  

The Netherlands is in for some nice and sunny weather this week, according to the KNMI. Thermometers could hit 30 degrees Celsius in some places on Saturday and Sunday. Maximums will range between 14 degrees in the northern coastal areas and 25 degrees in the southeast, with a moderate to strong northeasterly wind. For the rest of the week, the …

Dutch Spring is around the corner, but without nice weather
2 years, 1 month ago

Dutch Spring is around the corner, but without nice weather

NL Times  

Meteorological spring in the Netherlands is just around the corner, but beautiful spring weather is not in sight for the time being, according to Weeronline. March will start dry with sunny periods and normal temperatures of 7 to 9 degrees. Then showers will regularly move across the country, which could cause more precipitation than normal, according to the weather service. …

Netherlands sets new warm weather record for Oct. 28; Weekend could set new record highs
2 years, 5 months ago

Netherlands sets new warm weather record for Oct. 28; Weekend could set new record highs

NL Times  

Friday was the warmest October 28 ever measured in the Netherlands. The old national record stood at 22.5 degrees and was measured in 2005, also at the Maastricht weather station. The temperature in De Bilt reached 19.8 degrees at 12:50 p.m., breaking the previous official record of 19.4 degrees also set in 2005. Many other areas also saw temperatures between …

Record-breaking 39.5 degrees in Maastricht, as asphalt reaches 52 degrees; People flock to the movies
2 years, 8 months ago

Record-breaking 39.5 degrees in Maastricht, as asphalt reaches 52 degrees; People flock to the movies

NL Times  

Tuesday set a new record for the hottest-ever July 19 in the Netherlands, according to Weeronline. The Netherlands refers to temperatures over 30 degrees as being "tropical," and the mercury hit that marker across the entire country, according to the weather website. Pavement temps hit 52 degrees The asphalt in many places in the Netherlands topped 50 degrees on Tuesday …

Temperature to hit 38 Celsius on Tuesday, Wednesday will be much cooler
2 years, 8 months ago

Temperature to hit 38 Celsius on Tuesday, Wednesday will be much cooler

Dutch News  

Monday is officially the first ‘tropical’ day of 2022, with the temperature topping 30 Celsius at the key De Bilt weather station near Utrecht, weather bureau KNMI said. The KNMI has issued a code orange weather warning for the central and southern Netherlands, warning that the high temperatures could pose a risk to life. Dutch railway company NS has carried …

Sunniest March ever recorded in Netherlands
3 years ago

Sunniest March ever recorded in Netherlands

NL Times  

Today is the 17th sunny day this month in the Netherlands. With that, the previous record for sunniest March on record - 208 hours of sunshine in 2014 - is officially broken, Weer.nl reports. As this month still has nearly a week to go, Weer.nl expects the record to be around 250 hours of sunshine in March - almost 50 …

Temps to hit 30 degrees in parts of the country today and tomorrow
4 years, 6 months ago

Temps to hit 30 degrees in parts of the country today and tomorrow

NL Times  

Monday and Tuesday will be unseasonably hot in the Netherlands, with thermometers topping 30 degrees in parts of the country, according to Weeronline. From Wednesday, the hot weather will gradually disappear, but it will still be sunny and mild with maximums around 22 degrees. Afternoon temperatures will climb to around 23 degrees on the Wadden, and between 24 and 26 …

Sunny, summery weekend ahead for Netherlands
4 years, 8 months ago

Sunny, summery weekend ahead for Netherlands

NL Times  

After a wet and dreary week, the Netherlands can look forward to pleasant summer weather this weekend, according to Weeronline. Maximums will be around 20 degrees, the weather service expects. "There is still a chance of a local shower and it is chilly with 16 to 19 degrees and a strong north to northwest wind," Weeronline said. Maximums will be …

Stunning supermoon precedes warm day expected to hit 25 degrees
4 years, 11 months ago

Stunning supermoon precedes warm day expected to hit 25 degrees

NL Times  

After the supermoon made a spectacular display in Dutch skies on Tuesday night, Wednesday is also set to be a beautiful day in the Netherlands. Some places in the south of the country may even see thermometers climb to 26 degrees, according to Weeronline. Maximum temperatures will range from 17 to 20 degrees along the Wadden, the north coast and …

Another extremely hot day expected in NL; temps up to 40ºC
5 years, 8 months ago

Another extremely hot day expected in NL; temps up to 40ºC

NL Times  

Thursday will be another extremely hot day in the Netherlands. The first weather record on Wednesday was broken just after noon, when 36.1 degrees was measured in Gilze Rijen. A few hours later, thermometers in Eindhoven climbed to 39.3 degrees, breaking a 74-year-old record for highest temperature ever measured in the Netherlands. Friday will also be extremely hot, with maximums …

Temps up to 38ºC expected today: Tips for staying cool
5 years, 8 months ago

Temps up to 38ºC expected today: Tips for staying cool

NL Times  

The Netherlands is currently experiencing high temperatures that can result in a heatwave throughout the country this week. “A heat wave occurs when the temperature reaches 25 degrees for at least five consecutive days and at least 3 times 30 degrees are also measured within that series of days,” according to Weerplaza. Royal Meteorological Institute KNMI and the National Institute …

First heat record of the day broken: Highest temp ever measured on July 24th
5 years, 8 months ago

First heat record of the day broken: Highest temp ever measured on July 24th

NL Times  

The first weather record of the day has been broken. At 12:10 p.m. it was 36.1 degrees in Gilze Rijen, breaking the record for highest temperature ever measured in the Netherlands on July 24th. The previous record was 35.5 degrees, also measured in Gilze Rijen in 1994, Weeronline reports. The official day record in De Bilt - 34.1 degrees in …

Hot week ahead for NL; temps well above 30ºC from Tuesday
5 years, 8 months ago

Hot week ahead for NL; temps well above 30ºC from Tuesday

NL Times  

The Netherlands can look forward to a week full of sunshine and high temperatures. Maximums will reach well above 30 degrees every day from Tuesday, Weeronline expects. On Monday maximum temperatures will climb to between 23 and 25 degrees in the coastal areas, and to between 26 and 29 degrees in he rest of the country. The current record for …

Netherlands bracing for a hot weekend
5 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands bracing for a hot weekend

NL Times  

The current hot summer weather in the Netherlands will last through the weekend, Weeronline expects. Temperatures up to 34 degrees are expected in large parts of the country on Saturday. Thursday and Friday will be a little bit cooler than the past days, with maximums ranging from 20 degrees in the north to 27 degrees in Limburg and the south …

Warmest November 6th ever measured in Netherlands
6 years, 4 months ago

Warmest November 6th ever measured in Netherlands

NL Times  

Temperatures in De Bilt climbed to 19 degrees on Tuesday, making it the warmest November 6th in the Netherlands since temperature measurements started in 1901. Westdorpe and Gilze-Rijen even had official warm days on Tuesday with maximums of 20.4 and 20.0 degrees respectively. According to Weeronline, a KNMI weather station measuring temperatures of 20 degrees or warmer only happened in …

This summer has been the warmest in 300 years: KNMI
6 years, 7 months ago

This summer has been the warmest in 300 years: KNMI

Dutch News  

The summer of 2018 will go down in the record books as the warmest ever recorded in the Netherlands, the KNMI weather bureau said on Friday. The average temperature at the De Bilt weather station was 19 degrees, a full two degrees above the average, the KNMI said. The warmest day of the year was July 26 when the temperature …

This summer has been the warmest in 300 years: KNMI
6 years, 7 months ago

This summer has been the warmest in 300 years: KNMI

Dutch News  

The summer of 2018 will go down in the record books as the warmest ever recorded in the Netherlands, the KNMI weather bureau said on Friday. The average temperature at the De Bilt weather station was 19 degrees, a full two degrees above the average, the KNMI said. The warmest day of the year was July 26 when the temperature …

Chilly weekend may be followed by heat wave
6 years, 9 months ago

Chilly weekend may be followed by heat wave

NL Times  

The Netherlands has a somewhat chilly weekend ahead of it, with temperatures ranging between 15 and 18 degrees. On Monday there is already a chance of temperatures up to 25 degrees in the southeast of the country, and from Tuesday the rest of the country will For a period of hot weather to be classified as a heat wave, the …

Unleash the Heat: Netherlands Records Hottest April 19th Since 1901
6 years, 11 months ago

Unleash the Heat: Netherlands Records Hottest April 19th Since 1901

NL Times  

The Netherlands has experienced the hottest April 19th on record, with temperatures reaching 24.4 degrees in De Bilt. This surpasses the previous record of 24.3 degrees set in 1988. Additionally, Lelystad holds the title of the hottest place in the Netherlands today, with temperatures reaching 28.5 degrees. The day's record for all weather stations for April 19th is also broken, …

Heat record: Warmest 24 January ever measured in Netherlands
7 years, 2 months ago

Heat record: Warmest 24 January ever measured in Netherlands

NL Times  

Today is officially the warmest January 24th in the Netherlands since temperature measurements started being recorded in 1901. The record dating from 1960 was broken in De Bilt at 6:50 a.m. with the thermometer reading 12.2 degrees Celsius, Weerplaza reports. The day record was also broken at four other measuring points in the Netherlands early this morning, including at Schiphol. …

Record warm temps expected this week
7 years, 2 months ago

Record warm temps expected this week

NL Times  

Despite an icy start, the Netherlands can expect exceptionally mild temperatures this week. There is even a solid chance that the heat record from 1960 can be broken on Wednesday, meteorologist Brian Verhoeven of Buienradar said to RTL Nieuws. With that there is a good chance that the heat record for January 24th in De Bilt will be broken. "If …

Sunny, hot days ahead for Netherlands
7 years, 7 months ago

Sunny, hot days ahead for Netherlands

NL Times  

Monday and Tuesday are expected to be hot and sunny across the Netherlands, with temperatures up to 32 degrees on Tuesday, Weeronline predicts. The Randstad, Noord-Holland and Friesland will have the lowest maximum temperatures ranging between 24 and 27 degrees. Limburg and the eastern parts of Noord-Brabant will be hotter with maximum temperatures ranging between 30 and 32 degrees. Afternoon …

Today maybe Netherlands' hottest June 15th ever
7 years, 9 months ago

Today maybe Netherlands' hottest June 15th ever

NL Times  

Today may well become the warmest June 15th in the Netherlands since temperature measurements started in 1901, weather service Weerplaza expects. The previous heat record for June 15th is 29.1 degrees, measured in Soesterberg in 1957. According to the weather service, the heat record for June 15th is remarkably low, given that the records for the days before and after …

Warm spell: Thermometers could hit 30 degrees in Netherlands this week
7 years, 10 months ago

Warm spell: Thermometers could hit 30 degrees in Netherlands this week

NL Times  

Summer weather is hitting the Netherlands this week, with plenty of sunshine and high temperatures. In some places in Noord-Brabant and Limburg the thermometers may even hit 30 degrees on Wednesday, according to Weeronline. Limburg and Noord-Brabant can expect afternoon temperatures around 25 and 26 degrees - thereby making Tuesday the first summer day in the Netherlands in 234 days. …

Coldest-ever finish to July in the Netherlands
9 years, 8 months ago

Coldest-ever finish to July in the Netherlands

NL Times  

The Netherlands had the coldest start to July 31st in history this morning. The minimum temperature at De Bilt measured 5.1 degrees at 5:50 this morning, beating 1961's record of 5.9 degrees, according to Weeronline. The rest of Friday will have many sunny periods and afternoon temperatures of between 17 and 20 degrees. Proper summer weather is expected for Sunday, …

The Netherlands swelters as temperatures hit record levels
9 years, 8 months ago

The Netherlands swelters as temperatures hit record levels

Dutch News  

The temperature tipped 37.3 degrees in Maastricht on Thursday, making it the warmest July day ever recorded in the Netherlands, broadcaster Nos said. Last night was also the warmest evening since formal records began in 1901. The heatwave has led Dutch railway company NS to reduce services on some routes to head off the risk of the rails buckling. The …

The Netherlands swelters as temperatures hit record levels
9 years, 8 months ago

The Netherlands swelters as temperatures hit record levels

Dutch News  

The temperature tipped 37.3 degrees in Maastricht on Thursday, making it the warmest July day ever recorded in the Netherlands, broadcaster Nos said. Last night was also the warmest evening since formal records began in 1901. The heatwave has led Dutch railway company NS to reduce services on some routes to head off the risk of the rails buckling. The …

Record breaking temperatures as the Netherlands basks in the sun
11 years ago

Record breaking temperatures as the Netherlands basks in the sun

Dutch News  

The beginning of March has never been so warm as this weekend, weather bureaus said on Sunday. The temperature reached 19 Celsius at the De Bilt weather station near Hilversum on Sunday afternoon – the highest March 9 temperature ever recorded. With all 400 chairs taken, ‘we’ve never had such a busy opening weekend,’ Lisa Spruijt, a waitress at the …

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