Hello and welcome to this live blog. Here we keep you informed of the tropical temperatures in the country.
Extra trains to Zandvoort beach NS (Dutch Railways) will run six trains per hour to Zandvoort in the coming days. That is two more than usual. The extra trains to the beach are expected to run until Wednesday.
NS advises travelers to bring enough water for the journey. People can fill their bottles at water points at the stations. Staff on the trains are also advised to drink extra. They can also get water at the kiosks.
Nights are even warmer in the city It is very warm during the day, but temperatures are relatively high at night as well. This certainly applies to the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, between the two warmest days of this week.
The minimum temperature that night is 18 degrees, but in many places it will not cool down below 25 degrees. This is the case, for example, in the southeast of the country. But it is also warmer in cities than in the surrounding countryside. “For example, I can well imagine that it will remain 25 degrees on the Coolsingel in Rotterdam,” says weatherman Alfred Snoek of Weerplaza to NU.nl.
The warm nights can feel uncomfortable. “Because you can’t find a cool place then,” says Snoek. “For example, you have difficulty falling asleep.”
The National Heat Plan is in effect The National Heat Plan is in effect from 10:00 AM throughout the country. With this plan, the RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) warns organizations, informal caregivers and people in healthcare about the persistent heat, so that they can take appropriate measures. Vulnerable groups such as the elderly, young children, the homeless and people with poor health can be particularly affected by the heat.
Tuesday and Wednesday code orange for the southeast of the Netherlands Code orange applies in the provinces of Noord-Brabant, Limburg and Gelderland on Tuesday and Wednesday due to extreme heat, reports the KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute). It will be almost everywhere tropically warm on Tuesday, with maximum temperatures of 38 degrees. On Wednesday it can be 38 degrees locally again. At night it stays between 20 and 25 degrees.
Tips to get through the heat The Red Cross warns that the consequences of heat can be greater than you might think and gives a number of tips. The first seems obvious, but is not for everyone: drink well, even if you are not thirsty. This is especially important for the elderly. Their organs work less well and their thirst and sweat production have decreased.
It is also good to check the package leaflet of your medicines. Some medicines affect how your body regulates your temperature. Then precautionary measures are needed. Furthermore, the aid organization emphasizes that you should apply sunscreen, put on sunglasses or a hat when you go outside and wear light clothing made of cotton or linen.
Finally, a tip to keep your house cool: put a frozen bottle of water in front of the fan.
Extreme heat also in Southern Europe It is not only tropically warm in the Netherlands. In France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, among others, temperatures rose sharply last weekend. This is expected to continue in the coming days. Various weather warnings apply in 27 Italian cities, from yellow to red.
In France, the vast majority of the country is under code orange due to the heat. In some places the mercury rises above 40 degrees. The authorities warn that forest fires can arise quickly, as is currently the case in the south of the country. Forest fires are also raging in Izmir, Turkey. More than a thousand people are on hand to extinguish the fires.
Weather forecast today It is sunny all day today. It remains relatively cool on the Wadden Islands with a maximum temperature of 23 degrees. In Groningen the temperature remains around 26 degrees. It will be tropically warm, especially in the center and south of the country, with local peaks of up to 33 degrees.
It cools down tonight. Then the temperatures are between 12 degrees in the north and 19 degrees in the south. Temperatures will rise sharply again tomorrow. It will then be between 30 and locally 38 degrees. It is then “outright hot”, writes Weerplaza.
Code yellow until Wednesday Code yellow also applies due to the persistent high temperatures. The weather warning has been in effect since 8:00 AM and lasts until Wednesday evening, writes the KNMI. Thunderstorms will cool things down from Wednesday.