Here’s how (boiling) hot the Netherlands will be this week

Time to lug out your trusty HEMA fan that you bought three years ago and plonk it next to your bed again — summer temperatures are returning to the Netherlands this week.

And no, we don’t mean 20 degrees and sunshine, we mean potential heatwave temperatures.

Starting today, it’s isje time

We hope you’re wearing a light shirt, because the heat will hit by the end of this morning.

Temperatures will reach up to a chill 23 degrees in the north, a balmy 27 degrees in the centre of the country, and a sizzling 30 degrees in the south today.

Aside from a few scattered clouds in the north, it will remain dry in most parts (so it’s time to pull a sicky and head to the beach).

And it’s only getting hotter on Tuesday

Beach babies rejoice — and those of us from a colder climate, hang in there — because Tuesday will be even hotter.

While there may be a few scattered showers in the west, tomorrow is going to be hot everywhere with temperatures of 29 degrees forecast for the north, 31 degrees in the centre, and 34 degrees in the south.

We formally give you permission to pay €6 for an iced coffee if you really need it.

Tropically hot the rest of the week

In RTL Nieuws‘ own words, Wednesday and Thursday will be “tropically hot” for those of us living inland.

While there may be some thunderstorms on Wednesday morning, we’ll still be Googling air conditioning units. Temperatures between 30 and 34 degrees are expected on both Wednesday and Thursday.

Those of us in the south will experience the highest temperatures. However, anyone who flees to the coastline can enjoy slightly cooler temperatures of between 24 and 27 degrees.

And Friday? You can finish up your work week with a biertje on a terrasje, as temperatures will remain between 23 and 29 degrees.

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