Heat record and supermoon on Wednesday; Warm autumn weather to continue through weekend
Wednesday was an eventful day in the Netherlands, meteorologically speaking. Temperatures climbed to 18.0 degrees in De Bilt, officially making it the warmest November 5 since temperature measurements started in 1901. And parts of the country got to enjoy a supermoon last night. The warm autumn weather will last through the weekend. Next week will see a few more showers and fog.
The previous heat record for November 5 dated from 1994, when maximums climbed to 17.5 degrees at the national weather station in De Bilt. Yesterday’s record was the ninth heat record broken this year, according to Weeronline.
The parts of the Netherlands that weren’t cloudy also got treated to a supermoon on Wednesday. A supermoon occurs a few times a year when the moon is closer to Earth than usual. This time, the moon was about 27,000 kilometers closer to Earth than average, making it appear 7 percent larger and 16 percent brighter than usual, National Geographic reported. This was the largest supermoon of 2025.
The warm autumn weather will continue throughout the weekend. Thursday will be cloudy but dry with a weak to moderate southeasterly wind and maximums around 14 or 15 degrees. Friday will be sunny and even warmer, with maximums between 15 and 17 degrees. “But take note that the sun sets early, around 5:00 p.m., and it will cool down quickly,” Weeronline warned.
The weekend will be mostly dry and partly cloudy, with no rain expected on Saturday and some on Sunday. Temperatures will start to drop, but it will still be relatively mild for this time of year at around 14 degrees on Saturday and 13 degrees on Sunday. Highs of around 12 degrees Celsius are typical for early November.
Next week will see more changeable weather, with occasional showers and a mix of sunshine and clouds. Maximums will climb to around 12 degrees.
