Friday may be the first tropical day of the year. But on Thursday, there is already a chance that the maximum achievable solar power will be reached. As a result, you run the risk of sunburned skin after only a few minutes without applying sunscreen.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the Netherlands will experience a so-called Spanish plume, reports Weerplaza. The wind turns to a southerly direction, bringing warm air from Southern Europe.
As a result, the temperature in the interior will rise to tropical values on Friday. In the extreme south, the temperature can even rise to 33 degrees, according to Weerplaza. It will also be very stuffy, the weather service warns.
But the sun already increases in strength earlier. On Thursday, solar power 7 is achieved between the veil clouds. In the south, solar power 8 can be touched, the maximum achievable. According to Weerplaza, unprotected skin will then burn within ten minutes.
Thursday will also be quite warm. In some models of Weerplaza, the temperature rises to 27 degrees in the interior on Thursday afternoon, with an outlier to 29 degrees in the south.
Eastern Netherlands can still reach 28 degrees on Saturday
Whether the warm period will be closed with rain and thunderstorms is not yet clear. If such showers pass, the southwest of the Netherlands will mainly have to deal with it in the night from Friday to Saturday.
The heat has not disappeared immediately, says Weerplaza. On Saturday afternoon it can still be 28 degrees in the east of the Netherlands.