Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

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A thunderstorm with lightning.
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Exceptionally high number of lightning strikes hit Netherlands over the weekend
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Lightning in the night sky over Baambrugge in the Netherlands. Undated.
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Video: Lightning strikes spark fires across the country, injure 1 and kill 2 calves
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Boy drinking water in the summer heat
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Heat wave: Code Orange weather alert for 36°C temps takes effect on Wednesday
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Kids playing with water on a hot day
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Netherlands records first official summer day of 2026 as temperatures rise toward 30°C
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Thunderstorm warnings hit northeast Netherlands for second day after dry April
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Hail
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Thunder and 2-centimeter hail sweep southern Netherlands, halting wildfire operations
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A foggy first day of spring in Amsterdam Oost, 1 March 2023
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Dense morning fog clears across Northern Netherlands ahead of sunny weekend
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Upset mother and daughter.
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Over 100 homes report damage after two earthquakes shake Assen area
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A Eurostar train waits on a snowy platform at Amsterdam Centraal Station. 7 Jan. 2026
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Code yellow issued across Netherlands for Sunday as snow and ice approach
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A biker riding slow and steady on the icy Javastraat in Amsterdam-Oost. 5 Jan. 2026
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KNMI issues code orange for ice across most of the Netherlands overnight
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The AFAS Software Experience Center and Theater in Leusden houses 750 workplaces, an 820-seat auditorium, and a massive restaurant
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Winter storm forces widespread theater and concert cancellations across the country
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Icy highway
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Drivers expected to face hazardous winter roads across Netherland on Monday
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Three intercity trains at Groningen Central Station
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Snow to continue disrupting train services across the Netherlands on Monday
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Traditional Dutch windmills on a sunny day.
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Dutch meteorological institute ranks 2025 among top 10 warmest years since 1901
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An extremely gloomy day at the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, 16 December 2024
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Gray, misty weekend to close exceptionally dry year in the Netherlands
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An NS Intercity train pulls in to Amsterdam Centraal Station on a snowy Sunday morning. 23 Nov. 2025
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Slippery roads across the Netherlands as snow and ice trigger code yellow alerts
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Rainy weather
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Early November brings showers to the Netherlands, but drier weather expected to follow
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Looking west along Mauritskade in Amsterdam towards the Olifantsbrug with dark clouds forming overhead. 22 October 2025
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Authorities warn of hazardous travel as storm Benjamin set to hit Western provinces
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Asteroid 2023 CX1 enters the Earth's atmosphere over the north of France.
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Dutch instruments track rare asteroid explosion over Normandy
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A thunderstorm.
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Code yellow alert issued across large parts of Netherlands for thunderstorms and wind
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The calm before the storm: Looking out over the North Sea from Nieuwe Waterweg along the coast near Rotterdam. 9 July 2024
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Dutch meteorological office also predicts early Gulf Stream collapse
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A thunderstorm.
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Code yellow warning issued for severe thunderstorms in Southern Limburg
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Rain through a windshield
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Thunderstorms, hail and heavy rain trigger nationwide code yellow in Netherlands
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A thunderstorm.
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Nationwide Code Yellow issued as severe thunderstorms threaten Netherlands