Hello and welcome to this live blog. Here we keep you informed of the tropical temperatures in the Netherlands and elsewhere in 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.
We close this live blog for now. Tomorrow there will be a new live blog about the tropical heat on nu.nl. The temperatures drop around 19 degrees tonight, which means that we only get a tropical night locally. That is a night in which the mercury does not fall below 20 degrees. In the morning the temperature quickly rises towards 27 degrees, after which the temperatures in the afternoon even rise to 35 degrees.
Due to the high temperatures, schools can decide for themselves whether they set a tropical grid, with shorter lessons or days. Not every parent is just as happy with that. Educational organizations believe that school buildings should be more resistant to heat. You can read more about this in this article.
Because of the heat, tourists look for shadow spots in various places in southern Europe. It produces this kind of beautiful pictures.
Public swimming pools in Marseille are free during heat wave of public swimming pools in the French city of Marseille have been open for free since Friday. The city has decided to offer everyone free access to public municipal swimming pools, regardless of age. To guarantee user safety, a maximum number of visitors has been set per swimming pool.
Amsterdam-Zuid station is packed after an earlier malfunction towards Leiden. Nice is different with these temperatures.
How do nu.nl readers keep their pets cool? User Donutella fills XL ice cubes with small snacks, cucumber and some normal food. Nujij’er Patrick_C fills an air bed with water. “If you lie down on it, it is nice and cool and it will stay cool for a very long time. Our dogs are crazy and I often use it.”
In this article you can read more tips for pets.
Veterans Day Amersfoort and Leusden Verhaken Amersfoort and Leusden have moved the Veterans Day in both municipalities from next Wednesday to September, RTV Utrecht reports. “The well -being of the veterans and visitors is paramount. The space where the Veterans Day is held is too hot. There are too few options for cooling and outside it is too hot to let the program go through,” they report.
Sun worshipers cool down at the water in the Rotterdam district of Katendrecht.
Code red for sixteen French departments, also around Paris The French weather service Météo-France has issued code red for sixteen departments for tomorrow, including the region around the capital Paris. Code Oranje applies to 68 other departments.
Today applies to 86 departments code orange.
Brabants Pontje stays ashore for two days the ferry between Ravenstein and Niftrik, also known as ‘Jeannes Veer’, will stay ashore tomorrow and Wednesday. Due to the predicted temperatures, manager Uiterwaarde finds it irresponsible to let the volunteers sail. The volunteers are mostly vulnerable and older people, the director tells Omroep Brabant .
It has never happened before that the ferry had to close because of the heat. “We have already experienced everything: high tide, low tide, storm … but this is new.”
Multiple events canceled in Drenthe in Drenthe are canceled because of the heat. The Brinkloop in Diever is held every Tuesday evening in July and August, but due to the expected temperatures, the organization chooses not to let the first edition continue this year, writes RTV Drenthe.
The ‘Residents in the air in’ project, which would take place on Wednesday at the watchtower in the De Onanden nature reserve, has also been canceled. The initiative offers people with disabilities the opportunity to view the nature reserve from a great height with a platform. Due to predicted heavy thunderstorms and for the safety of the participants, the organizing parties have decided to cancel the event.
Schools shorten days in many schools in the country have shortened their lessons. They think it is irresponsible with the heat to let the lessons continue in the afternoon. Especially tomorrow and Wednesday it can get extremely hot, with expected temperatures well above 35 degrees in the south of the country.
Schools that run a tropical schedule have let parents know that the children can go home around noon. There are also adjustments in higher education. For example, the Radboud University says that tests are shifted to the morning.
Primary schools offer daycare at school for children who cannot be picked up, or who go to out -of -school care, for example. They are mandatory.
Four times earlier code orange for heat in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022 we also handed over a code orange for heat. The KNMI reports that. This is the first time that Code Oranje applies so early in the year, early July. Before this, the earliest code was Orange for Heat on July 19, 2022.
Wet, tropical heat is treacherous. You sweat a lot, but hardly cool. How is that possible? In this video we explain why moist air makes it extra heavy for your body and why the temperature on the thermometer often feels different than it really is.
If you still go outside in this heat, it is a good idea to take a parasol with you for some shade.
Ventilators, air conditioners and cool boxes in pull It will not surprise you: Dutch people purchase through the warm massive fans. Coolblue currently sells almost four times as many air conditioners as a month ago, a spokesperson said to the ANP news agency. When selling fans, the web store group sees a “sharp increase”. Coolblue expects that trend to last in the coming days.
At Hema “the fans fly out the door,” says a spokesperson. Furthermore, the sale of summer items in general has been increasing in recent days. Beach towels, outdoor sports items, swimwear and sunburn are doing well.
Why do we now have to do with extreme heat why do we now have to deal with these high temperatures? That is a combination of factors, says the KNMI. It is due to a very warm air from southern Europe, which cools little due to a dry bottom. It originated because it has hardly rained in the past month. In addition, it is very sunny.
A drop of sweat over your back, clammy hands or wet armpits? Many people find sweating embarrassing and want to prevent that as much as possible. Especially when they go to the office. What can you do about sweating? Read the answers in this article .
Ice creams for seals and nozzles for baboons zoos provide cooling for their animals on these hot days. With temperatures above 30 degrees, many animals in Wildlands in Emmen get a cold treat. For example, the raccoons and meerkats can count on ice creams with mealworms or a mouse and there are fish ice creams with pieces of crab and shrimp for the seals and sea lions.
According to a spokesperson, many animals can handle the heat well. “They don’t need the ice creams to cool, but it’s a delicacy and nice and cold,” she says. The elephants occasionally get a shower and a nozzle is put down for the mantle baboans if it gets too hot. Furthermore, the animals in the stays can look for the shade.
Ice creams are also distributed to the animals in Amersfoort Zoo. In Blijdorp Zoo, more water is sprayed on the limits to give the animals some coolness. According to the spokesperson they can also choose where they want to stay: outside or inside. “Of course we also work on in ice frozen fruits and fish and other ice creams.”
Pony ends up in Sloot after searching for cooling in Eemnes, a pony ended up in the search for cooling in a somewhat awkward way in the ditch. Ellie’s owner thinks the pony wanted to drink water and then beaten. Together with eight firefighters, we managed to get the animal back on the side.
“It’s a deep ditch, so you can’t just come out,” the owner tells NH News . “She was completely stripped, because of course she had been deep in the water.” In the meantime Ellie is doing well again and she stands among the other ponies.
The KNMI has listed which situations you should take into account at code orange. There are also a number of practical tips.
ProRail: Take a delay and take water into account ProRail warns travelers to take train delays into account this week through the heat. The rail manager recommends taking enough water with you and using the travel planner before departure.
Disruptions are more common in heat. For example, because sections turn off or electronics become disrupted. This can lead to signal and alternating disturbances. There are also more often problems with railway bridges.
Extreme heat increasingly normal It is increasingly normal that it is extremely hot in the Netherlands. We speak of extreme heat when it is 35 degrees or warmer. In the last century, such temperatures were quite rare. But in the 21st century it becomes extremely hot in more than half of all years somewhere in the country, reports the KNMI. According to the Meteorological Institute, this is due to climate change.
Especially in the southern provinces, the temperature is more often above 35 degrees. The Dutch heat record was achieved in the summer of 2019 with 40.7 degrees in Gilze en Rijen in Noord-Brabant. It was warmer for the first time that summer than 40 degrees in the Netherlands.
Trade association Horeca: Do not drink coffee in the heat Koninklijke Horeca Nederland (KHN) advises employers in the hospitality industry to ensure enough water and sunscreen for their staff and guests. The hospitality entrepreneurs could also advise their employees to avoid coffee or sugary drinks. The caffeine in coffee ensures that you lose more moisture when urinating. This can lead to dehydration, because in warm weather you also lose a lot of moisture by sweating.
The same applies to drinking, for example, soft drinks and other drinks with a lot of sugar. Your kidneys are encouraged by sugar to work harder, so you start peeing more.
More cars with bad luck, crowded at Road Guard Due to the heat, there are more breakdowns than usual on the road. High temperatures can, for example, cause faster wear of the battery and problems with the cooling system. This allows the engine to overheat.
The Wegenwacht is therefore doing extra pressure, especially in the coastal provinces. Where around 3,800 motorists need help on an average day, the ANWB today expects 4,400 stranded cars.
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.
Extra trains to Zandvoort beach. The Dutch Railways will be running with six trains per hour to Zandvoort in the coming days. That is two more than normal. The extra trains to the beach are expected to run until Wednesday.
The Dutch Railways advises travelers to take enough water with you for the road. People can fill their bottle at water taps at the stations. Staff on the trains also get the advice to drink extra. They can also get water from the kiosks.
Nights are even warmer during the day it is very hot, but there are also relatively high temperatures in the night. That certainly applies to the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, between the two hottest days of this week.
The minimum temperature is 18 degrees that night, but in many places it is not cooler than 25 degrees. That is the case in the southeast of the country, for example. But even in cities it is warmer than in the countryside around it. “For example, I can imagine that it will remain 25 degrees on the Coolsingel in Rotterdam,” Weman Alfred Snoek of Weerplaza told NU.nl.
The warm nights can feel uncomfortable. “You can’t find a cool place,” says Snoek. “For example, it is difficult to fall asleep.”
Reader question: what exactly does the National Heat Plan entail? Nu.nl-Lezers wonder what the National Heat Plan, which started this morning, entails exactly. The plan is primarily intended for (care) organizations and caregivers, so that they can take into account vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and small children. We list the most important points in the plan for you:
Memorial Slavery Past in Amsterdam Early the National Commemoration of the Slavery Past in Oosterpark in Amsterdam starts almost two hours earlier than planned. Due to the expected heat, the ceremony is already at 12.15 pm instead of 2 p.m. There are also extra shade and seats, extra water is distributed and there is a water point in the park.
The Memoring Committee Slavery Past and the National Institute of Nederlands Slavery and inheritance report this. Visitors to the commemoration in the park are advised to wear light and airy clothing and to bring enough water and a fan. The organization also advises to protect against the sun and where possible to search for shadow.
RIVM warns of poor air quality in part of Land in Noord-Brabant and the center of the country can arise tomorrow and Wednesday Local Smog. People who are sensitive to that are advised to stay inside and to limit heavy physical exertion, especially in the afternoon and early in the evening. Then the air quality is the worst, the RIVM reports.
Summer mog is created on sunny days, because polluting substances in the air are converted into ozone by sunlight. For example, it concerns nitrogen oxides from exhaust gases. From a certain concentration, this can lead to shortness of breath and coughing, especially in people with respiratory diseases, such as asthma. Irritations of eyes, nose and throat are also possible. Children and the elderly are relatively often sensitive to complaints.
Bird protection: Bid water and shade to birds Also birds suffer from the high temperatures and drought. That is why Bird Protection The Netherlands requires water and shade in gardens and on balconies. Birds get overheated quickly at high temperatures because they cannot sweat. They cool through their beaks and legs, but that is not enough if it is very hot for longer.
According to the Bird Protection, especially bird species that live close to people are vulnerable, such as blackbirds, house sparrows, robins, finches and cabbage and blue tits. The organization recommends putting a bowl of water in the shade and changing it daily to prevent diseases.
With the warm weather you might want to cool down with a dip in natural water. You must also pay attention to the water quality. For example, blue -green algae may be present in the water. These are microscopically small organisms that can cause you to suffer from skin irritation. If you get blue algae, it can also result in stomach and intestinal complaints.
Tuesday and Wednesday Code Oranje for the Southeast Netherlands in the provinces of Noord-Brabant, Limburg and Gelderland applies on Tuesday and Wednesday code orange due to extreme heat, the KNMI reports. It will be tropically warm almost everywhere on Tuesday, with maximum temperatures of 38 degrees. On Wednesday the room can be 38 degrees again. At night it remains between 20 and 25 degrees.
Travelers are stuck in train without air conditioning an international train that was en route from Brussels to Amsterdam to have stopped just before the Dutch border due to technical problems. That happened around 9 a.m. About twenty minutes ago the air conditioning also dropped out. Staff has opened the train doors and distributes water to travelers. There will be a new train that will still bring travelers to Amsterdam.
Construction workers also take the tropical temperatures into account. According to Bouwend Nederland, they get enough drinking water and cooling jackets. A tropical schedule also applies: the construction workers can start earlier and keep extra breaks. Furthermore, devices that release heat are set out as much as possible, where possible work is worked in the shade and extra fans are placed.
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.
Extreme heat in Southern Europe is not only in the Netherlands it is tropically warm. In France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, among others, the temperatures rose considerably last weekend. It is expected that it will remain that way in the coming days. Different weather warnings apply in 27 Italian cities, from yellow to red.
In France, in the vast majority of the country, code orange is due to the heat. In some places the mercury rises above 40 degrees. The authorities warn that forest fires can occur quickly, as can be seen in the south of the country. Forest fires are also raging in Izmir, Turkish. There are more than a thousand people to extinguish the fires.
Weather forecast today it is sunny all day today. On the Wadden Islands it remains relatively cool with a maximum temperature of 23 degrees. In Groningen the temperature lingers around 26 degrees. Especially in the middle and south of the country it gets tropical warm with local outliers up to 33 degrees.
Tonight it will cool down. Then the temperatures are between 12 degrees in the north and 19 degrees in the south. Tomorrow the temperatures are rising again. It will then be between 30 and locally 38 degrees. It is then “downright hot”, writes Weerplaza.
Code yellow up to and including Wednesday also applies due to the continuing high temperatures code yellow. The weather warning applies since 8 a.m. and lasts until Wednesday evening, the KNMI writes. Due to thunderstorms it cools down again from Wednesday.
National heat plan in force The National Heat Plan is in force throughout the country from 10 a.m. With this plan, RIVM warns organizations, caregivers and people in the care of the persistent heat so that they can take appropriate measures. Especially vulnerable groups such as the elderly, young children, homeless people and people with weak health can suffer from the heat.
The last time the National Heat Plan was in force, was from 10 to 16 August 2022. In this article you can read more about the expected tropical temperatures and the heat plan.
Hello and Welcome to this Live blog. Here we keep you informed of the tropical temperatures in the Netherlands and Elsewhere in 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.
We are closing this live blog for now. Tomorrow there will be a new live blog on nu.nl about the tropical heat. The Temperatures Will Drop to Around 19 DEGREES TONIGHT, which we will only have a tropical night locally. That is a night in which the temperature does not drop below 20 degrees. In The Morning, The Temperature Will Quickly Rise to 27 Degrees, After which the Temperatures in the Afternoon Will equally Rise to 35 Degrees.
Due to the high temperatures, Schools Can Decide for Themselves Whether to Introduction A Tropical Schedule, With Shorter Lesson Hours Or Days. Not Every Parent is Equally Happy with that. Educational Organizations Believe That School Buildings Should Be Better Resistant to Heat. You can read more about this in this article.
Due to the Heat, Tourists Are Looking for Shady Spots in Various Places in Southern Europe. It Yields these childs of Beautiful pictures.
Public Swimming Pools in Marseille Are Free Duration Heat Wave Public Swimming Pools in The French City of Marseille Have Been Open for Free Since Friday. The City Has Decided to Offer Everyone, Regardless of Age, Free Access to Public Municipal Swimming Pools. To Guarantee the Safety of Users, A Maximum Number or Visitors Has Been Set per Swimming Pool.
Amsterdam-Zuid Station is Packed After An Earlier Malfunction Tows Leiden. Fun is different with thesis temperatures.
How do nu.nl readers keep their pets cool? User Donutella Fills XL Ice Cubes with Small Snacks, Cucumber and Some Regular Food. Nujij’er Patrick_C Fills An Air Mattress with Water. “If you lie on it, it is wonderful cool and it stays cool for a very long time. Our dogs love it and i ofte use it too.”
In this article you can read more tips for pets.
Veterans Day Amersfoort and Leusden Postponed Amersfoort and Leusden Have Postponed Veterans Day in Both Municipalities From Next Wednesday to September, Reports RTV Utrecht . “The Well-Being of Veterans and Visitors Comes First. The Space Where Veterans Day is hero is too hot. There are too much opportunities for cooling and it is also too hot outside to let the program Continue,” they report.
Sun Worshipers cool off by the water in the Katendrecht District of Rotterdam.
Code for Sixteen French Departments, Including around Paris The French Meteorological Service Météo-France HAS Issued Code for Sixteen Departments for Tomorrow, Including the Region Around the Capital Paris. Orange Applies to 68 Other Departments.
Orange applies to 86 Departments Today.
Brabant Ferry Remains on Shore for Two Days the Ferry Between Ravenstein and Niftrik, also called ‘Jeannes Veer’, Will Remain on Shore Tomorrow and Wednesday. Due to the predicted temperatures, Uiterwaarde Considers IT irresponsible to let the Volunteers Sail. The Volunteers Are Often Vulnerable and Elderly People, The Director Tells Omroep Brabant .
It has never happened before that the ferries had to close due to the heat. “We have already experienced everything: high water, low water, storm … but this is new.”
Several Events Canceled in Drenthe Events in Drenthe Are Canceled Due to the Heat. The Brinkloop in Diever is Held Every Tuesday Evening in July and August, But Due to the Expected Temperatures, The Organization Has Chosen Not to the First Edition Go Ahead This Year, Writes RTV Drenthe.
The ‘Residents Into the Air’ project, which was to take place on Wednesday at the De Onanden Nature Reserve Lookout Tower, Has also Been canceled. The Initiative Offers People with Disabilities The Chance to View the Nature Reserve from a Great Height with a Aerial Platform. Due to predicted Severe Thunderstorms and for the Safety of the Participants, The Organizing Parties Have Decided to Cancel The Event.
Schools Shorten School Days Many Schools in The Country Have Shortened Their School Days. They Believe It is irresponsible to let Lessons Continue in the Afternoon with the Heat. It can Become Extremely Hot, Especiate Tomorrow and Wednesday, with Expected Temperatures Well Above 35 Degrees in the South of the Country.
Schools That Run A Tropical Schedule Have Informed Parents That Children Can Go Home Around Noon. There are also adjustments in Higher Education. For Example, Radboud University Announces that tests will be moved to the morning.
Primary School sacrifice childcare at school for children who canot be picked up, or who go to after-school care, for example. They are required to do so.
Orange for Heat Four Times Before code in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022 We also Issued A Code Orange for Heat. This is reported by the KNMI. This is the first time that code orange has applied so early in the year, at the beginning of July. Before This, the Earliest Code Orange for Heat was on July 19, 2022.
Law, Tropical Heat is Treacherous. You sweat a lot, but hardly cool down. How is that Possible? In this video we Explain Why Humid Air Makes It Extra Difficult for Your Body and Why The Temperature On The Thermometer Often Feels Different than It Really is.
If you do go outside in this heat, it is a good idea to bring an umbrella for some shade.
Fans, Air Conditioners and Cool Boxes Popular It Will Not Surprise You: Dutch People Are Massively Purchasing Fans Due to the Heat. Coolblue is Currently Selling Almost Four Times As Many Air Conditioners As A Month Ago, A Spokesperson Told Press Agency ANP . The Web Store Concern Sees A “Sharp Increase” in the sale of fans. Coolblue expects this trend to continue in the coming days.
At Hema “the fans are flying out the door,” Says a spokesperson. Furthermore, the sale of summer items in General Has Increased “Sharply” in Recent Days. Beach Towels, Outdoor Sports Articles, Swimwear and Sunscreen Are Doing Well, Among Other Things.
Why We Are Now Experiencing Extreme Heat Why Are We Experiencing These High Temperatures Right Now? Accordance to the KNMI, This is a Combination of Factors. It is due to very hot air from southern Europe, which does not cool down much due to a dry soil. This has arisen because it has hardly rained in the past month. In Addition, it is very sunny.
A Drop or Sweat on your back, Clammy Hands or Wet Armpits? Many people find sweating embarrassing and preferen to avoid it as much as possible. Especiate if they go to the office. What can you do about sweating? Read the Answers in this article .
Ice Creams for Seals and Sprinklers for Baboons Zoos Provide Cooling for Their Animals on these hot days. With temperatures Above 30 Degrees, Many Animals in Wildlands in Emmen Receive A Cold Treat. For example, The Raccons and Meerkats Can Count on Ice Creams with Mealworms or a mouse and there are fish creams with pieces of Crab and Shrimp for the Seals and Sea Lions.
Accordance to a spokesperson, many animals can cope well with the heat. “They don’t need the ice cream to cool down, but it’s a delicacy and nice and cold,” She says. The Elephants Occasionally Get a Shower and a Sprinkler is set up for the baboons if it gets too hot. Furthermore, the animals in the enclosures can see shade.
Ice creams are also handed out to the animals in the Amersfoort animal park. In Diergaarde Blijdorp More Water is sprayed on the suddenly to give the animals some coolness. Accordance to the spokesperson, many animals can also choose where they want to stay: outside or inside. “Or course we are also working on fruit and fish frozen in Ice and Other Ice Creams.”
Pony Ends Up In Dittch After Searching for Cooling in Eemnes, A Pony Ended Up In The Dittch in a Somewhat awkward Way in the Search for Cooling. Ellie’s Owner Thinks the Pony Wanted to Drink Water and then Slipped. Together with Eight Firefighters, They Managed To Get The Animal Back Onto The Side.
“It is a deep dittch, so you can’t just get out of it,” The Owner Tells NH News . “She was completely distraught because she had obviaously leg deep in the water.” Ellie is Doing Well Now and Is Standing Among the Other Ponies.
The Knmi Has Listed the Situations You Should Take Into Account With Code Orange. There are also a number or practical tips.
ProRail: Take Into Account Delays and Bring Water Prorail Warns Travelers to take Into Account Train Delays This Week Due to the Heat. The Rail Manager Advisors to Bring Enough Water and to use the Journey Planner Before Departure.
Malfunctions Occur More Often in Hot Weather. For Example, because Rails Expand Or Electronics Become Disrupted. This can lead to signal and point malfunctions. There are also more frequent problems with railway bridges.
Extreme heat is Becoming More Normal It is Becoming More and More Normal for It To Be Extremely Hot In The Netherlands. We speak of extreme heat when it is 35 degrees or warmer. Such Temperatures Were QUITE Rare in the Previous Century. But in the 21st century, it Becomes extremely hot somewhere in the country in more than half of all years, reports The KNMI. Accordance to the Meteorological Institute, this is due to climate change.
The Temperature Has Exceeded 35 Degrees More Often, Especialy in the Southern Provinces. The Dutch Heat Record was Achieved in the Summer of 2019 with 40.7 Degrees in Gilze en Rijen in North Brabant. It was the first time that summer that it was warmer than 40 degrees in the Netherlands.
Industry Association Catering: Do Not Drink Coffee in the Heat Royal Horeca Nederland (KHN) Advisory Employers in the Catering Industry to Provide Sufficient Water and Sunscreen for Their Staff and Guests. The Catering Entrepreneurs Could also Advise Their Employees To Avoid Coffee or Sugary Drinks. The Caffeine in Coffee Causes You To Lose More Fluid When Urinating. This can lead to dehydration, because you also lose a lot of fluid through sweating in Warm Weather.
The same applies to drinking, for example, soft drinks and other drinks with a lot of sugar. Your kidneys are stimulated by sugar to work harder, which makes you urinate more.
More cars with breakdowns, busy at roadside assistance there are more breakdowns on the road than normal due to the heat. High Temperatures Can, For Example, Cause Faster Wear of the Battery And Problems With The Cooling System. This can caus the engine to overheat.
The Roadside Assistance is Therefore Extra Busy, Especially in the Coastal Provinces. Where on an Average Day about 3,800 Motorists Need Help, The ANWB Expects 4,400 Stranded Cars Today.
Because the heat plan is in effect,