Netherlands braces for storm – Standard

In the Netherlands, warns the weather service KNMI extreme weather along the west coast of the country. Also in our country can be a storm.

For the Dutch provinces of Zeeland, South Holland and North Holland is Saturday code orange. In that area can be very heavy winds occur up to 110 kilometers per hour. For the rest of the country code is true yellow. There are gusts expected between 80 and 90 kilometers per hour, in the Wadden Sea and the IJsselmeer to 100 kilometers per hour.

The stormy wind comes at the end of the morning blowing the first time in the southwestern coastal region and moves in the afternoon over the country to the northeast of the Netherlands. Only in the evening the weather is calmer.

Meanwhile, in Rotterdam because of the expected stormy winds canceled the parade of the summer carnival. The decision was taken in consultation with the municipality and the emergency services. Visitors who intended to come to the summer carnival, is not recommended to travel to Rotterdam. “The decision to not let go of the event has not been easy. We have examined all possible alternatives, but the expected weather conditions are simply too risky to let the event take place, “said festival director Guus Dutrieux. It is in the 31-year anniversary of the summer carnival, the first time it is canceled.

Airline KLM showed Friday already know precaution Saturday to cancel nearly thirty flights.

Also stormy in Belgium

Even those thought to hold a barbecue in our country thinks best about it again. It is Saturday afternoon and there are a lot of clouds with periods of rain. The wind blows strongly, on the coast hard to storm out of the northwest. Furthermore occur heavy winds on, inland to 80 km / h, by the sea and 90 km / h. Above sea stands a northwesterly storm, force 9.

Later in the afternoon the wind will decrease in strength. It is not hot, with maximums of 14 degrees on the Fagnes and about 17 degrees elsewhere. Saturday is the north of the country are temporarily isolated showers but at night it gets anywhere dry with partly cloudy with a further decreasing winds. Temperatures drop to 7 to 12 degrees.

On Sunday morning it’s dry with occasional sunshine. Later clouds will increase and mid-afternoon it starts to rain on the west of the country. The precipitation will be only in the evening reached the east. Southerly winds are moderate wind from south to southwest. The mercury rises to 17 to 21 degrees.

Monday and Tuesday is mostly cloudy, windy and rainy at about 19 degrees. From Wednesday is mainly dry with regular sunshine. The mercury rises of around 19 degrees Wednesday to an average of 21 degrees in the second half of the week.