Storm Pia arrives in the Netherlands: flights cancelled, warnings for rush hour traffic

You may want to stay indoors today! 😬

Hold on to your hats, as Storm Pia has made landfall in the Netherlands and the Dutch Royal Weather Institute (KNMI) has issued a code yellow weather warning. 🌧️🌬️

In response, Schiphol announced it would be cancelling more than 200 flights due to the strong winds forecasted.

READ MORE | Code Yellow issued for the entire country as 110 km/h winds are forecast

Commuting a different way today? You can expect the evening rush hour to be worse than normal, as the gales are expected to peak in the late afternoon to early evening.

Any way the wind blows

The storm comes in with strong winds, reaching 100 to 110 kilometres per hour (km/h) along the northern coastline, reports RTL Nieuws.

Even if you’re living in the more inland areas of the Netherlands, you can still expect gusts of wind from 80 to 90 km/h.

Translation: Forecast today and tomorrow: Stormy today with lots of showers and (very) heavy gusts of wind due to storm Pia. Continuous showers and lots of wind on Friday

Light showers in between

And, of course, with Dutch wind comes Dutch rain. 🫠

You can expect a drizzle this Thursday morning, with the chance of hail and thunderstorms in the northeast of the country.

As a small consolation, the temperature is forecasted to sit at a comfortable 12 degrees Celsius (but, let’s be honest, it definitely won’t feel like that with the wind 😬).

How are you spending this windy Thursday? Tell us in the comments!

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Katrien Nivera 🇵🇭
Katrien Nivera 🇵🇭
Third culture kid Katrien has been working as a writer and editor at DutchReview for over two years, originally moving to the Netherlands as a tween. Equipped with a Bachelor’s in communication and media and a Master’s in political communication, she’s here to stay for her passion for writing, whether it’s current Dutch affairs, the energy market, or universities. Just like the Dutch, Katrien lives by her agenda and enjoys the occasional frietje met mayo — she just wishes she could grow tall, too.

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