Today was the hottest day of the year, which has yielded several Hitterecords. Next night it will remain exceptionally warm. Tomorrow it will be hot again in the east of the country. There the temperature rises above 35 degrees, while in the west it quickly cools to around 20 degrees.
In several Italian cities, including Florence, Milan and Bergamo, the current has dropped out of the heat. In the center of Florence, shops were temporarily without electricity. ATMs and escalators also did not work.
The power grid was also overloaded near Milan. And in various neighborhoods of Bergamo, in the north of the country, people were stuck in lifts. There were also homes, shops, companies and traffic lights without electricity.
The electricity grid is extra loaded due to the air conditioning that runs overtime in many places. In addition, electricity cables expand due to the heat. Energy supplier Enel says it is busy repairing the electricity.
At the end of the afternoon at the Amsterdam Muiderpoort station, a train stopped because ProRail had eliminated the electricity from the overhead line due to a roadside fire. When it was called in again, one train no longer started independently. As a result, the air conditioning no longer worked. Travelers were on a warm train for more than an hour before they were evacuated by another train, a spokesperson for the NS reports NU.nl. The spokesperson adds that air conditioners are having a hard time in this warm weather, even in trains. If a broken air conditioning cannot be repaired quickly, the train will be removed from the timetable. According to the Dutch Railways, that has only happened sporadically.
A dead man was taken from Leuvehaven in the center of Rotterdam just after 7 p.m., Rijnmond reports. CPR attempts were in vain. It is still unclear what the cause of death is and how long the man was in the water. The police are investigating the case.
Tomorrow the temperatures in the Netherlands are remarkably far apart. Inland it gets almost 20 degrees warmer in the afternoon than on the coast. Meteorologist Johnny Willemsen explains in this article how that is possible.
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.
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 how the father could forget him. The police are investigating the case.
Last week a two-year-old boy died after his father had forgotten him in a car in southern France.
Bodies were found in the Waal near Zaltbommel and 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 p.m. in Recreatieplas de Put in Vianen. The police are still investigating who the man is and what happened to him.
A dog was left by his owner in a 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. 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 of Rotterdam calls 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.
A natural fire broke out today in Oss, among others. 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.
Throughout France, 1,896 schools were closed today after the lunch time due to the heat. In Paris, Tours and Bourges, among others, it became 38 degrees. In Durban-Corbières, the mercury rose to 41 degrees.
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 35 official weather stations in the Netherlands broke their record today before July 1, reports Weerplaza .
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 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.
The new national Hitterecord before 1 July 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.
There are also more breakdowns on the road through the heat on Tuesday. 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.
It was the hottest month of June in Spain 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.
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.
Today it is officially a very hot day. 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.
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.
In Izmir, a province in western Turkey, forest fires are raging 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.
During the National Remembrance Slavery past in Amsterdam, two people became 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.
In Amersfoort, agents rescued 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 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 it is officially the Warmest 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 between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. we 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.
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 in three years it is 35 degrees in the Netherlands again. 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.
The KNMI will come 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.
Due to the warm weather, more reports will be 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.
A 47-year-old man in Bologna died by the heat, reports the Italian Rainews . The man collapsed around noon while working on a construction site. Colleagues tried to resuscitate him in vain.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
The regional heat wave is the first since 2023. Then there was a regional heat wave of nine days 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.
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.
There is 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.
In De Bilt, the temperature narrowly exceeded 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 various places it was a tropical night last 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.
The Red Cross warns that the consequences of heat can be greater than you might think and gives 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.
In The Provinces of North Brabant, Limburg, and Gelderland, A code Orange Applies Today and Tomorrow Due to Extreme Heat, It was announced yesterday. It will be almost tropical warm almost everywhere today, with maximum temperatures or 38 degrees Celsius. On Wednesday, it can locally Become 38 Degrees Celsius Again. At night, it cools off somewhat, to temperatures between 20 and 25 degrees Celsius.
Today was the Warmest Day of the Year, resulting in multiple heat records. The Coming Night Will Remain Exceptionally Warm. Tomorrow, it will be sweltering again, as special in the East of the Country. There, the temperature will rise above 35 degrees Celsius, while in the west, it will cool down quickly to around 20 Degrees Celsius.
Power outages have occurred in Several Italian Cities, Including Florence, Milan, and Bergamo, Due to the Heat. In The Center of Florence, Stores Were Temporarily Without Power. ATMS and Escalators also stopped working.
Near Milan, The Power Grid was also overloaded. And in Various Districts of Bergamo, in The North of the Country, People Were Trapped in Elevators. Homes, Stores, Businesses, and Traffic Lights Were also without Power.
The Electricity Grid is under Extra Strain Due to Air Conditioning Running Overtime in Many Places. Additionally, Electricity Cables Are Expanding Due to the Heat. Energy Supplier Enel Says It is Working on Restoring Power.
At Amsterdam Muiderpoort Station, a train was stopped in the Late Afternoon because ProRail had shut off the electricity to the overhead lines due to a brush fire. When it was Turned Back On, One Train Could No Longer Start On Its Own. As a result, the air conditioning also stopped working. Passengers were stuck in a hot train for an hour before being evacuated by another train, a spokesperson for ns told nu.nl. The Spokesperson Added That Air Conditioners Are Having A Hard Time Everywhere in This Hot Weather, Including on Trains. If a broken air conditioner cannot be repaired quickly, the train is tasks out of service. Accordance to ns, this has only happened sporadicalally so far.
A Dead Man was recovered from the Leuvehaven in the Center of Rotterdam Shortly After 7:00 pm, Reports Rijnmond . Resuscitation Attempts Were unsuccessful. It is Still Uncleear What The Cause Of Death Is And How Long The Man Had Been In The Water. The Police Are Investigating The Case.
Tomorrow, Temperatures in the Netherlands Will be remarkable Different. Inland, it will be Almost 20 Degrees Celsius Warmer in the Afternoon Than On The Coast. Meteorologist Johnny Willemsen Explains How That is Possible in this article.
The homeless are at extra risk due to the heat. For example, they are less likely to have water and sunscreen on 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.
A Toddler Has died after Forgotten by his father in a car in Spain. The temperature in the car presumable rose above 50 degrees Celsius. The Father Tok the Boy To A Room With Air Conditioning, But Resuscitation Failed. It is Unclear How the Father Could Have Forgotten 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.
Bodies Have Been Found in the Waal Near Zaltbommel and in a recreational Lake in Vianen. Accordance to Bystanders, The Man in the Waal Disappeared Underwater Around 3:15 pm, After which they No Longer Saw Him. Fire Department diverse Found His Body in the Water Around 4:00 pm.
The Other Victim was Found around 5:00 pm in Recreational Lake de Put in Vianen. The Police Are Still Investigating Who the Man is and what happened to him.
A Dog was Left in a Car On Coninkstraat in Amersfoort by Its Owner. 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 Came to the Scene. Accordance to the Police, the man was Uncooperative. Hey also refused to show identification. The Dog was possible tasks out of the car by its owner.
The Municipality of Rotterdam is Calling on People not to come to the Beach of Hoek van Holland Anymore. It is too crowded. Images show that there are many people lying on the beach and swimming in the sea. It is also busy at the beach bars.
Among Other Places, A Wildfire Has Broken Out Today in Oss, in Brabant. The Fire Has Multiple Hotspots and Started in A Meadow on Suggelaarsestraat. Due to the Drought, there is a risk of expansion. Therefore, multiple units are on site, The Fire Department Tells ANP.
In Heerde, On 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 Large The Fire is Exactly.
Forest Fires Are Currently Raging in Cadiz, Spain. Several Houses In The Region Must Be Evacuated Preventive.
Across France, 1,896 Schools Have Been Closed after Lunchtime Today Due to the Heat. In Paris, Tours, And Bourges, Among Other Places, It Reached 38 Degrees Celsius. In Durban-Corbières, The Temperature Rose to 41 Degrees Celsius.
The Mediterranean Sea Has Reached A Record Temperature of 30 Degrees Celsius Off The Coast of Spain. That is Six Degrees Warmer Than The Average Temperature in this Period. Accordance to the Spanish Weather Institute Aemet, this is due to a high-pressure area that retains Heat above Europe.
On Edisonstraat in The Hague, a tram track has risen due to the heat.
All 35 Official Weather Stations in the Netherlands have broken their record for July 1 today, Reports Weerplaza .
The Belgian Festival Rock Werchter is Taking Measures for the Expected Heat Tomorrow. The Festival Does Not Start Until Thursday, But The Campsite Already OpenS Tomorrow.
Visitors are guided along a shade zone and ventilated tent for checking luggage. Water will also be distributed in the waiting zones if necessary. Furthermore, there are water Misters and free water available.
Rock Werchter is a pop and rock festival that lasts until Sunday this year. Temperatures of Around 30 Degrees Celsius are also expected in Belgium Tomorrow. The Weekend is expected to be a bit cooler with a maximum of 27 degrees Celsius.
Belgium is also experienced the Warmest July 1 Since the Start of Measurements. A Temperature of 34.7 Degrees Celsius Has Been Measured in Uccle. The Old Record Comes from 2015, When It was 34.5 Degrees Celsius at the Same Location.
The Embankment was on Fire at the Rottepolderplein and Spaarndam Junction.
The New National Heat Record for July 1 has