Skip to main content
Netherlands News in English

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
5269873338_83c62b9b10_o
A truck clearing snow from the road while spreading salt in Arnhem (Marco Derksen / Flickr) - Credit: A truck clearing snow from the road while spreading salt in Arnhem (Marco Derksen / Flickr)
Nature
black ice
code orange weather warning
code yellow weather warning
Drenthe
Friesland
Groningen
IJsselmeer
KNMI
Overijssel
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
slick roads
Waddenzee
Monday, 4 January 2016 - 15:55

Share this article:

More freezing rain, slick roads has Northern Netherlands on high alert

The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute issued a code orange warning for black ice and slick roads in Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe and the Waddenzee area. The code orange warning will be in effect from 7:00 p.m. on Monday to 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. A code orange warning warns of very dangerous conditions. Motorists are advised to adapt their traveling behavior and take extra traveling time on both the road and public transport into account. Keep a close eye on the weather forecasts and warnings and traffic information. A code yellow warning for black ice and slick roads is currently in effect in the area, and will also apply to Tuesday after 12:00 p.m. for the rest of the day. There is also a code yellow warning in effect for Overijssel and the Ijsselmeer area, which will apply until Wednesday morning.

More like this

Image
Wind sweeps the leaves off bushes and trees on a cool day in Amsterdam. 26 Nov. 2024
Warning issued for wind gusts up to 110 km/h Wednesday in parts of the Netherlands
Image
Strong wind
Wind gusts up to 105 km/h to hit the Netherlands on Thursday
Image
Along the Vischpoortstraat in Elburg, Gelderland on a sunny afternoon. 23 May 2024
Here we go again: Storm warnings for the Netherlands all day Friday and Saturday
Image
A chilly morning in the Hoge Veluwe, a national park in Gelderland. 14 January 2024
Winter weather warning: Snow, icy roads expected across the Netherlands this week
Make NL Times your top Google source

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Incoming Heineken chief receives 25 million euro share package
  • New Utrecht Council to push home construction, low-cost housing; Property tax up 15%
  • Wildfire risk rises as heat drives up drought pressure across the Netherlands
  • Man held for armed robbery of bound sex workers near The Hague facing 7 years in prison
  • Life sentence sought for Dutch-Rwandan man over massacre of 3,000 Tutsi in 1994 genocide

Top stories

  • Life sentence sought for Dutch-Rwandan man over massacre of 3,000 Tutsi in 1994 genocide
  • Dutch official joins EU talks with Taliban on return of rejected asylum seekers
  • NS cancelling trains on key routes this week due to heat; Passengers will need water
  • Heineken board taps JDE Peet’s exec. Rafa Oliveira as new CEO
  • More Dutch households can't make ends meet; Over half of young adults struggling

© 2012-2026, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Change Privacy Settings
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Partner Content