Hello and welcome to this live blog. Here we keep you informed of the tropical temperatures in the Netherlands and in the rest of Europe.
How do you keep yourself and others cool today? Send your photos to the editors via [email protected]. Who knows, you might see your photo in this blog.
Homeless people run the extra risk due to the heat. For example, they are less likely to have water and sunscreen at hand. Aid organizations are increasingly responding to the warm weather, according to a tour of NU.nl. You can read how they do that in this article.
Forgotten toddler dies in a hot car in Spain A toddler died after he forgot his father in a car in Spain. The temperature in the car probably rose above 50 degrees. The father still brought the boy to an air conditioning room, but resuscitation failed. It is not clear why the father forgot him. The police are investigating the case.
Last week a two-year-old boy died after his father forgot him in a car in southern France.
Two bodies found in the water in the Waal near Zaltbommel and bodies were found in a recreational lake in Vianen. According to bystanders, the man in the Waal disappeared around 3:15 pm under water, after which they had not seen him anymore. Firewar Duikers found his body in the water around 4 p.m.
The other victim was found around 5 pm in Recreatieplas de Put in Vianen. The police are still investigating who the man is and what happened to him.
Dog left in a car while the owner goes to Casino is a dog left by his owner in a hot car on Coninkstraat in Amersfoort. The car was parked in full sun. The owner of the dog went to the casino.
The police received a report about the dog and arrived. According to the police, the man did not cooperate and was verbally aggressive. He also did not want to show any proof of identity. The dog was eventually taken out of the car by his owner.
The municipality is calling on people to not come to Hoek van Holland anymore The municipality of Rotterdam is calling on people not to come to the beach of Hoek van Holland anymore. It is too busy. On images you can see that there are many people on the beach and swimming in the sea. It is also busy at the beach tents.
Several natural fires broke out in Oss, among others, a nature fire broke out today. The fire has several fireplaces and originated in a pasture on the Suggelaarsestraat. Due to the drought there is a risk of expansion. That is why several units are on the spot, the fire brigade tells ANP.
In Heerde, in the Veluwe in the north of Gelderland, a fire is raging on the Heideweg. The location is difficult to reach. It is therefore still unclear how big the fire is.
Forest fires are currently raging in Cadiz, Spanish. Several houses in the region must be preventively evacuated.
An owl has settled in the garden of a nu.nl reader and lies with spread wings in the sun. For example, owls do that when they want to dry their feathers or if they want to regulate their body temperature. They mainly do the latter in warm weather, so that the moisture evaporates faster and the heat can be removed better.
Almost 1,900 schools closed in France throughout France today 1,896 schools were closed due to the heat after lunch time. In Paris, Tours and Bourges, among others, it became 38 degrees. In Durban-Corbières, the mercury rose to 41 degrees.
Nu.nl reader Petra herself has an outdoor shower put together with a garden stroke and a spray head. “That’s how we stay cool,” she says.
Mediterranean Sea reaches record temperature The Mediterranean Sea has reached a record temperature of 30 degrees at the coast of Spain. That is six degrees warmer than the average temperature in this period. According to the Spanish weather institute Aemet, this is due to a high -pressure area that retains heat above Europe.
A tram track has risen by the heat on Edisonstraat in The Hague.
All weather stations broke record before July 1 All 35 official weather stations in the Netherlands have broken their record before July 1, reports Weerplaza .
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Belgian Festival Rock Werchter is taking measures against heat The Belgian festival Rock Werchter is taking measures for the expected heat tomorrow. The festival only starts on Thursday, but the campsite is already opening tomorrow.
Visitors are led along a shadow zone and ventilated tent to check the luggage. Water will also be distributed in the waiting zones if necessary. There are also water needles and free water is available.
Rock Werchter is a pop and rock festival that lasts this year until Sunday. Temperatures of the around 30 waders are also expected in Belgium. It is expected that the weekend will be a bit cooler with a maximum of 27 degrees.
Also in Belgium Warmste July 1 so far in Belgium also in Belgium it is the hottest July 1 since the start of the measurements. A temperature of 34.7 degrees has been measured in Uccle. The old record is from 2015, when it was at the same place 34.5 degrees.
At the Rottepolderplein and Spaarndam junction, the roadside was on fire.
Dog Boomer cools down on a special cooling mat.
New National Hitterecord Before July 1: 35.7 degrees The new national Hitterecord Before July 1 is located in Gilze-Rijen. A temperature of 35.7 degrees is measured there. The previous record of 35.6 degrees was measured on 1 July 2015 in Westdorpe in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen.
It is possible that this record is still being broken today. In the southeast of the country, the temperature can rise to 38 degrees.
A cow sought cooling in the ditch on the Leidseweg in Leiderdorp, but did not come out of it anymore. The fire brigade arrived on the spot to help, but the cow was not caught. Moments later the owner of the animal came with a tractor. After a while it was possible to get the cow and the farmer and the firefighters pulled her dry together.
Also on Tuesday busy day before Wegenwacht there are more breakdowns on the road through the heat. As a result, the roadside assistance is busier than normal. People mainly suffer from starting or battery problems.
At the end of the day, the breakdown expects to have received around 4,000 reports. Yesterday there were 4,400. Around 3,800 motorists need help on an average day.
Because the heat plan is in force, motorists are brought directly to a location with facilities, such as a gas station. There they can safely wait for breakdown assistance.
Hottest June Since the start of measurements in Spain It was the hottest month of June since the start of the measurements. The average temperature was 23.6 degrees. That is 0.8 degrees warmer than the record from 2017.
Last month it was 3.5 degrees warmer than it was on average in June between 1991 and 2020. That is also a record. This June was even warmer than a normal July or August.
Even today it is very hot in Spain. In several places the mercury rises above 40 degrees.
Possible heat wave Depending on temperature tomorrow According to the KNMI, we are expected to speak of a national heat wave tomorrow. For this, the temperature in De Bilt must exceed 30 degrees. We speak of a heat wave when the temperature exceeds 25 degrees for five days in a row, three of which are above 30 degrees.
Nu.nl reader Maaike takes good care of the mail deliverers in her area. They can ring her ring for an ice cream and a cold bottle of water. She works at home for the fan.
Rare hot day measured in De Bilt It is officially a very hot day today. A temperature of 35.3 degrees has been measured in De Bilt. We speak of a very hot day when the temperature exceeds 35 degrees.
The last very hot day was on July 19, 2022. It is not often that the border of 35 degrees is exceeded. It is only the eleventh time since 1901 that a temperature of 35 degrees or higher has been measured in De Bilt.
Ziggo Dome warns people not to come too early The Ziggo Dome warns the people who go to the Green Day concert tonight not to get too early because of the heat. If they do that, it is advised to smear well, stay out of the sun and wear a cap or hat.
On the water of the Biesbosch, many people are looking for cooling today. With a speedboat that went wrong: fire broke out on the boat. In addition, a large black cloud of smoke was released. The people on board have been checked by ambulance personnel, writes Omroep Brabant . Nothing is known yet about their possible injuries.
It is also unclear how the fire started. The boat has been towed away.
Dog Rose from Leeuwarden dries up in the sun after a dive in the canal. In any case, she is not bothered by the sun shining in her eyes.
50,000 people evacuated for forest fires in Turkey in Izmir, a province in western Turkey, are raging forest fires in recent days. Rescue workers have already evacuated more than 50,000 people.
Also in parts of the provinces of Bilecik, Hatay, Sakarya and Manisa, care providers are busy extinguishing natural fires. In total it concerns 263 fires throughout the country. In addition, 46 people were injured. They are treated in the hospital. As far as we know, there were no deaths.
Thus Dick Schoof and Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema, among others, were under umbrellas to protect themselves against the heat. They were present at the National Remembrance Slavery past in Oosterpark in Amsterdam. Due to the heat, the ceremony started at 12.15, two hours earlier than planned.
In addition to the umbrellas, water was also distributed and ice creams were for sale in many places. Two people have become unwell because of the heat. The ceremony has already ended.
Two people became unwell during the Amsterdam commemoration slavery past during the National Remembrance Slavery past in Amsterdam, two people have become unwell because of the heat, Het Parool reports. The medical service has both taken to the medical aid post. The commemoration in the Oosterpark is now over. Due to the extreme heat, water was distributed and there were umbrellas for extra shade. There were also ice creams for sale in many places. Some of the visitors left before the end of the ceremony because of the heat.
Police rescue baby from a dense car in Amersfoort in Amersfoort have saved a baby from a dense car this morning, reports RTV Utrecht . The police received a report from the owner of the car that had locked the door, with the key still in contact. The agents then hit the window and save the child. The baby is doing well.
Because it was not a conscious action of the owner, nobody was arrested. Agents once again warn that it is extremely dangerous to leave a child or animal in a car. If it is 30 degrees outside, it can be 40 degrees in the car within ten minutes. Within half an hour the temperature can even rise to 50 degrees.
In Flevoland, salt is scattered on asphalt against heat in Flevoland is sprinkled on all roundabouts on provincial roads. This is done to prevent distortion of the asphalt, says a province spokesperson. The salt attracts moisture from the air, causing the asphalt to cool. This must prevent rail formation and ramping of the road surface.
Rijkswaterstaat does not sprinkle on the national roads, says a spokesperson. “That is not necessary with the type of asphalt that lies there.” Also in Noord-Brabant and Limburg there is no scattering for the time being. “It is quite an operation and you also bring a lot of stuff to nature that does not belong there,” says a spokesperson for the province of Noord-Brabant. “Under the current circumstances, we wonder if we would not do any more harm than good with it.”
Today officially Warmest July 1 ever measured, today it is officially the hottest July 1 ever measured. At 1.10 pm 33.2 degrees were measured in De Bilt, since the start of the measurements in 1901 it was not so hot in De Bilt on July 1. The previous record was 33.1 degrees, and comes from 2015.
The record is no less than the seventh date heating record of the year. On average, these records occur about nine times a year. A record may also be broken tomorrow, then it will be more than 35 degrees in many places in the country.
Tonight on the second highest electricity price of the year tonight between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. we will note the second highest electricity price of the year. Because of the heat we use more power today, especially for cooling. But in the evening the generation of solar panels falls back and there is little wind today. As a result, the gas -fired power stations that were not necessary for the rest of the day, says climate reporter Jeroen Kraan.
With a permanent contract you do not notice this immediately, although these types of situations are calculated in your rate. For people with a dynamic contract it is a bit of a attention.
Examination ceremony of baseball stadium moved to school Normally, exam candidates from the Mendelcollege in Haarlem always have their graduation ceremony in the adjacent baseball stadium. But that cannot continue because of the heat today. “We have just made the decision,” says the rector of the Mendelcollege in conversation with NH Nieuws . “We have been to the stadium, there it was 28 degrees. The presentation starts at 4 p.m.. Then it is thick in the 30. You are full of sun. That is not pleasant and we just shouldn’t do that.” The presentation has been moved to the auditorium of high school.
For the first time since 2022 more than 35 degrees in the Netherlands, it is again 35 degrees in the Netherlands for the first time in three years. In Woensdrecht it just became 35.1 degrees and so we speak of the first regional very hot day since 2022, Weeronline reports. The last day that the mercury in the Netherlands rose above 35 degrees, was July 19, 2022. In Maastricht it even became 39.5 degrees that day.
KNMI starts in 2026 with new index for heat The KNMI will come up with a new index for heat next year. In this index temperature, humidity, solar radiation and wind are combined. According to the KNMI, “one type of heat is not the other”. This index shows how heavy the heat feels at that moment. “Very often we only look at temperature, but other factors are also crucial for the effect of heat on humans,” said thermophysiologist Boris Kingma of TNO in this article.
Just like wind force, the heat power is expressed in a numbered scale ascending from 1. The new index has been developed by TNO, the KNMI, the RIVM and the VU University Amsterdam. They have developed the system because the Dutch are increasingly confronted with heat due to climate change.
Many people choose to spend the hot day on the beach. In Wageningen, a few cows also take the opportunity to brown.
Nu.nl reader Derrik de Moei has found a smart way to cool off while working. Watch out for your equipment, Derrik!
Meldpunt for Dieren in Nood will receive more reports due to the heat due to the warm weather, more reports are received at the telephone number 144, the reporting point for animal abuse and neglect. This includes, for example, reports of animals in hot cars or without shelter. Exact figures are not yet known.
A spokesperson said that people can also call 112 at an emergency. If it is not urgent, 144 asks to make a report via the website. The waiting time on the phone can be a lot longer than usual, the hotline writes on X.
Man in Italy dies during work at construction site A 47-year-old man in Bologna died by the heat, reports Italian Rainews . The man collapsed around noon while working on a construction site. Colleagues tried to resuscitate him in vain.
Today possible 57th extremely hot day in the Netherlands We speak of an extremely hot day in the Netherlands when the temperature exceeds 35 degrees. If that happens today, that is the 57th extremely hot day that the KNMI measured. The first was measured on July 23, 1911.
Striking: since 2011, almost as many extremely hot days have been measured (26) as in the hundred years before (30). That also proves that our summer nowadays are much hotter than a hundred years ago, as climate reporter Jeroen Kraan said earlier in this blog.
In the heat is also ‘just’ worked. These men work all day for work on the A10 South in Amsterdam.
What can you do to cool down? The RIVM gives tips for what you can do to cool your body, even with temperatures above 35 degrees. From 36 degrees it is more difficult for the body to lose heat. That is because the outside temperature is equal to or higher than the temperature of your skin. Sweating is then the only way your body cools.
The Health Institute advises the following:
Reader’s question: was it just as hot in the past as now? Various readers have the idea that heat like this week also occurred regularly. Is that also so? “Of course it used to be hot in the past, but all statistics show that our summers are really much hotter than a hundred years ago,” says climate reporter Jeroen Kraan. “Climate warming is also stronger in Dutch summer than in other seasons. Moreover, the extremes are getting more and more extreme: the hottest day is getting warmer and the wettest day is getting wetter.”
“At the beginning of the twentieth century there was on average one tropical day a year. The mercury did not regularly exceed 30 degrees for a whole year. Only people aged 32 years and older have experienced that: a year without tropical days occurred for the last time in 1993.”
In this article from a few years ago, Jeroen shows how the summers have become warmer.
Due to the heat in Paris, the top of the Eiffel Tower is closed for visitors. In the French capital, the code is red, with possible temperatures of up to 39 degrees. The first and second floor of the steel tower are still open.
Bridges throughout the country are kept wet, such as here in Amsterdam. That cooling is necessary to ensure that the bridges can open and close without problems. The water prevents the steel from turning off the heat. If that happened, it causes problems for opening and closing bridges again.
Previous regional heat wave was the regional heat wave in September 2023 is the first since 2023. At that time there was a regional nine -day heat wave in a large part of the country. That summer there were a total of three regional heat waves.
The fact that there was no heat wave in 2024 was an exception compared to previous years. The last year before without heat wave was 2011.
First regional heat wave in Eindhoven The temperature in Eindhoven has risen above 30 degrees and that is a heat wave in the Brabant city. At 10.20 am the temperature there was 30.6 degrees. The heat wave in Eindhoven started on Friday with summer temperatures. Sunday and Monday there were already tropical temperatures of over 30 degrees. So today is the third day, with which the conditions for a heat wave are met. It is the first regional heat wave of 2025.
In the other regions there can only be a heat wave tomorrow. There was only a tropical day there on Monday and it is only the second tropical day in a row today. Eindhoven was the only place in the Netherlands where it was warmer than 30 degrees on Sunday.
An official ‘extremely warm day’ may be a good chance that today in De Bilt it will be warmer than 35 degrees. This means that according to the definitions of the KNMI an “extremely hot day” is possible. That is the category above the tropical day: of this, temperatures above 30 degrees.
Dogs are also looking for cooling in different ways today. Here Wiebe takes a fresh dip in the ditch.
National heat wave still possible in De Bilt, the temperature was narrowly above 30 degrees yesterday. That means that a national heat wave is still in it this week. For this, five consecutive days are warmer than 25 degrees in De Bilt, the temperature of which exceeds 30 degrees three times.
“Today the 30 degrees will really be a breeze,” says Johnny Willemsen of Weerplaza. “It will be around 34 to 35 degrees in the middle of the country.” The tension or it really becomes a heat wave is in the temperature of Wednesday. Whether it is also 30 degrees in De Bilt depends on what time the wind turns to the north and when it is cloudy.
If it becomes a heat wave, it is narrow, says Willemsen. In that case, the minimum limit of a heat wave is met exactly: five days warmer than 25 degrees and three warmer than 30 degrees. The temperature will drop again from Thursday.
Not only in the Netherlands people seek the shade as much as possible: even in Paris a shadow -rich bench is a pleasant place for some cooling. In the French capital, code red applies, the highest heat alarm, because it can be up to 39 degrees.
It is a statement that regularly passes when Dutch people talk about the heat: feel hot days in the Netherlands more oppressive than in countries in southern Europe. That is partly due to our climate, but is also a bit between our ears. Our college Rianne Lachmeijer explains here how that works.
In the west and southeast it was a tropical night in different places last night was a tropical night, but certainly not everywhere. “The temperature has stayed above 20 degrees for a long time in all places, but in the end it has fallen below 20 degrees in many places,” says Matthijs van der Linden of Weeronline. That didn’t happen everywhere. At the measuring point of Vlissingen it remained 21.8 degrees, and at Hoek van Holland it remained 20.8 degrees. In Schiphol the temperature fell to 19.9 degrees for a moment before it rose again.
In addition, the meteorologist makes a comment. “Those measuring points are always in the open landscape, so with lawns.” In the cities in the west, but also in the southeast of the country, it may also have remained above 20 degrees. If the temperature does not fall below 20 degrees at night, there is a tropical night.
In the east and northeast of the country it was the “least hot,” says Van der Linden. In Nieuw-Beerta, in the far east of Groningen, 11.4 degrees were measured as the lowest value.
Not only in the Netherlands is it hot these days. In many other countries in Europe, the temperatures even rise above 40 degrees. You can read what that has the consequences in this article.
Tips to get through the heat The Red Cross warns that the consequences of heat can be greater than you might think and give some tips. The first seems obvious, but that is not for everyone: good drinking, even if you are not thirsty. This is especially important for the elderly. Their organs work less well and their thirst stimulus and sweat production have decreased.
It is also good to check the package leaflet of your medicines. Some medicines influence how your body regulates your temperature. Then precautions are needed. Furthermore, the aid organization emphasizes to put you in well, put on sunglasses or hat when you go outside and put on airy clothing of cotton or linen.
Finally, a tip to keep your house cool: Put a frozen bottle of water in front of the fan.
Tuesday and Wednesday Code Oranje for the Southeast Netherlands in the provinces of Noord-Brabant, Limburg and Gelderland applies today and tomorrow Code Oranje due to extreme heat, was announced yesterday. Today it is getting tropically warm almost everywhere, with maximum temperatures of 38 degrees. On Wednesday the room can be 38 degrees again. At night it cools down somewhat, by temperatures between 20 and 25 degrees.
Hello and Welcome to this Live blog. Here we will keep you informed of the tropical temperatures in the Netherlands and the rest of Europe.
How do you keep yourself and Others Cool Today? Send your photos to the editors via [email protected]. Who knows, you might see your photo in this blog.
The homeless are at extra risk due to the heat. For example, they are less likely to have water and sunscreen at hand. Aid Organizations Are Increasingly Responding to the Warm Weather, Accordance to a Survey by NU.nl. You can read how they do that in this article.
Forgotten Toddler Dies in Hot Car in Spain a Toddler Has died after Forgotten by his father in a car in Spain. The temperature in the car probably rose above 50 degrees. The Father Tok the Boy To A Room With Air Conditioning, But Resuscitation Failed. It is not clear why the father forgot he. The Police Are Investigating The Case.
Last week, a two-year-old boy died after his father forgot he in a car in the South of France.
Two Bodies Found in the Water Bodies Have Been Found in the Waal Near Zaltbommel and in a recreational Lake in Vianen. Accordance to witnesses, the man in the Waal Disappeared Under Water Around 3:15 pm, after which they did not see him again. Fire Brigade Divers Found His Body in the Water Around 4:00 pm
The Other Victim was Found Around 5:00 pm in the Put Recreational Lake in Vianen. The Police Are Still Investigating Who the Man is and what happened to him.
Dog Left in Car While Owner Goes to Casino A Dog was Left by its owner in a hot Car on Coninkstraat in Amersfoort. The Car was parked in full sun. The Owner of the Dog had Gone to the Casino.
The Police Received a Report about the dog and arrived at the scene. Accordance to the Police, the man did not cooperation and was a verbally aggressive. Hey also refused to show identification. The Dog was possible tasks out of the car by its own himself.
Municipality calls on people not to come to corner of Holland anymore the Municipality of Rotterdam is Calling on People not to come to the beach of Hoek van Holland anymore. It is too busy there. Images show many people lying on the beach and swimming in the