There is a good chance that a few centimeters of snow will fall in part of the country on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday. The snowfall is expected to last for several hours and can be so intense that the snow also remains.
There is a good chance that there will be a layer of snow of several centimeters in the east, southeast and part of the middle of the country during the night, reports Weather Plaza.
Outliers towards 5 centimeters are not excluded. Especially in the east and southeast, Wednesday can start with a snow cover of a few centimeters. In the middle of the country, most of the snow has already disappeared before sunrise.
The KNMI has one code yellow handed in. After midnight there may be heavy gusts of wind on the coast and inland the weather institute expects winter rainfall. Reason for Rijkswaterstaat to be ready with gritters. “If necessary, we can sprinkle the whole of the Netherlands with a layer of salt within two hours,” said a spokesman.
KNMI may adjust the warning to code orange
“Code yellow applies from midnight to Wednesday 7:00 am. There is a small chance that the code will turn orange, but there is a greater chance that the code will remain yellow,” said a KNMI spokesperson. Code yellow includes the warning that there is a local risk of slipperiness and that road users must adjust their driving behavior.
Rijkswaterstaat is also preparing for winter showers at night and early morning. “Tonight there could be clearings. On a wet road surface that can cause slipperiness. Then we ensure that there is salt on the road. So there is a chance that we have to start sprinkling,” said a spokesman.
‘A lot of hail can fall in a short time’
“Just like today you see that a lot of hail can fall in a short time and then you have a white road surface. Fifteen minutes later the hail may have melted again. But when the hail falls, it is slippery. Then you have to be good. watch out “, it sounds from Rijkswaterstaat. With the exception of a few places, those showers do not give reason to sprinkle on Tuesday. “That is not necessary yet, because the road surface temperature is high enough. Above 0 degrees it makes no sense to sprinkle salt.” Tonight the gritters come into action “at the push of a button” when there is a chance of ice and when the road surface is dry, but a snow shower is approaching.
ANWB also sees no reason to alert road users. “We do advise people to keep an eye on the weather before they hit the road,” says traffic jam reader Erwin de Hart.
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