After the storms Eunice (yesterday) and Dudley (Wednesday), the Netherlands is not yet saying goodbye to the strong wind. It will also be very windy in places in the coming days, Weerplaza weather forecaster Wilfred Janssen expects. And so it is still careful with weakened trees or loose objects.
Today, tomorrow and Monday it can be quite windy at times, especially along the coast, says Janssen. “It can get stormy on Saturday and Sunday on the coast, with wind gusts still up to 100 kilometers per hour. The wind is less strong inland, but there are also wind gusts of 75 kilometers per hour. There will be really annoying wind.”
Compared to Eunice – the storm reached wind speeds of up to 145 kilometers per hour yesterday – it is all a bit less wild, Janssen admits. “But if we had had calm weeks in terms of wind before this, we would have said it will be really windy this weekend.”
To watch out
Because the Netherlands had to deal with two storms in recent days, and with Eunice even officially a heavy storm, new wind gusts can sometimes cause more damage than usual, the weatherman thinks. “They can be enough to knock down a tree that the storm has already swept over. Or to let loose objects blow off somewhere. So people really have to be careful when they are outside.”
In any case, the Netherlands will still feel the consequences of Eunice this weekend. The storm caused major damage to the track, ProRail reported yesterday, for example due to many fallen trees. A spokeswoman for ProRail was unable to say yesterday what the effect of this will be on today’s train run. It is expected that many roads will still be hindered by fallen trees.
The wind will be accompanied by the necessary rain showers this weekend, says Janssen. No weather for those who can’t take a beating. Monday will be a last turbulent day. And then? Then it’s waiting for Franklin, the next storm†
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