Autumn lovers, now is your time to shine. Temperatures will be colder than 15 degrees Celsius during the day for the first time in FIVE months. At night, temperatures may even drop to freezing.
It’s officially time to bring out the coats and the fluffy socks. And an ice scraper to defrost your car in the morning if you live in the east of the Netherlands.
The maximum temperature should stay just below a chilly 15 degrees. Next week, temperatures are expected to be even colder, at around 12 degrees Celsius during the day and near freezing at night, according to AD.nl.
It’s been unusually tropical
Even though this change feels quite sudden, these temperatures are actually pretty normal for October. We mean, pumpkins and scary movies don’t really go along with shorts and t-shirts.
Usually, October has temperatures between 7 degrees and 15 degrees throughout the day. So, really, we’re getting the expected temperatures now.
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The first 10 days of the month were much warmer than usual. October’s usual temperature hangs around 12 degrees Celsius — but this month’s average was a breezy 17.
So why is it getting chilly now? As Weerplaza weatherman Wouter van Bernebeek tells the AD, a north wind from the Arctic Circle is coming to cool us down for the first time in a while.
Are you looking forward to these frostier temperatures? Tell us in the comments!
