Hail, gusts, and (of course) rain: Code Yellow issued across the Netherlands

In other words: more rain.

The Netherlands is nothing if not consistent, so prepare for heavy rain and thunderstorms to finish off the week. 

The KNMI has issued a ‘Code Yellow’ across the country from 10 AM Thursday, reports AD

That means rain (spoiler: it always means rain), wind gusts of around 65 km/h and — the star of the show — hail.

It’ll be over before the borrel

But fear not! In the west, the warning runs only until 2 PM, just in time to lock down your borrel plans in the group chat. 

Eastern provinces get a later start, with Code Yellow in effect from midday until 6 PM.

Planning to sit out at a terrasje into the evening? Layer up because temperatures are set to cool to between 12 and 15 degrees.

It all sounds a bit bleak, but hey, when’s the last time you saw hailstones up to 2cm in diameter? Worth a look out of the window!

Are you missing last week’s sunshine? Let us know in the comments.

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Gigi Ann Green
Gigi Ann Green
Gigi is a Slovak-British graduate-to-be in International Justice from Leiden University College. She moved to The Hague in 2023, and despite three years of reciting the UN Charter like a religion, she’s always had more questions than a courtroom could answer. After a summer spent interning at Radio Slovakia International, Gigi is looking for her next journalistic feat. When she’s not newswriting, she’s songwriting at Scheveningen, firmly convinced that living by an admittedly Dutch beach increases your happiness by at least 20%!

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