KNMI

The KNMI has issued an orange alert due to thunderstorms and warns that there is a local risk of disruption and damage caused by rain, strong gusts of wind, large hailstones, and lightning.

A study by the World Weather Attribution group and the KNMI concludes that Europe's current heatwave is "unmistakably" driven by climate change, making today's extreme temperatures virtually impossible fifty years ago. Researchers found that a similar weather pattern in 1976 would have been about 3.5°C cooler, while the current stifling nights are now over a hundred times more likely than during the major 2003 heatwave due to fossil fuel emissions. With nearly half of 854 monitored European cities hitting their highest-ever heat stress levels, Red Cross and climate experts warn of a dangerous gap between rapid global warming and infrastructure that simply wasn't built to withstand it.

A code red weather alarm has been issued for large parts of the Netherlands as extreme heat and high humidity move across the country. Temperatures are expected to climb up to 40 degrees Celsius locally, triggering the activation of the National Heat Plan. Urban areas will face particularly warm nights, with temperatures staying well above 20 degrees Celsius.

Albert Heijn will stop grocery deliveries nationwide from 3:00 PM on Friday due to the KNMI’s code red heat warning. The supermarket says employee safety comes first. Deliveries are expected to resume Saturday morning, while customers are asked to visit stores or reschedule orders.

The KNMI has expanded its code orange extreme heat warning to include the northern provinces of Drenthe, Friesland, and Groningen starting Friday at midnight. While the rest of the Netherlands has been under a code orange warning since Wednesday, the northern region will transition from code yellow, while the Wadden Islands will enter a code yellow alert. Meteorologists have also extended the duration of the national warnings until at least Friday midday, with a strong likelihood that the extreme heat alerts will continue through Saturday.

Severe weather expected in the Brabant region. KNMI has issued an orange alert due to evening thunderstorms.

Forecasters have added to an existing yellow heat warning with an alert for severe thunderstorms and large hail across the country this Friday afternoon. While the heatwave triggers the RIVM’s National Heat Plan everywhere except the Wadden Islands, the KNMI has warned that the breaking weather could bring sudden wind gusts and hail up to 4 centimetres in diameter, following a night of heavy downpours in the south.

Following the tropical heat of the weekend, the KNMI has issued a yellow alert for renewed extreme weather conditions in North Brabant.