NOS News•today, 4:48 PM•Adjusted today, 5:38 PM
The KNMI has declared code orange for the provinces of North and South Holland due to icy conditions. The warning applies from 6 p.m. The warning applies until 3 a.m. for North Holland, and until midnight for South Holland. Sleet is rain that freezes once it reaches the ground.
According to the KNMI, with code orange there is a high risk of dangerous or extreme weather, with a major impact and a risk of damage, injury or a lot of inconvenience. It is the second highest warning level of the KNMI.
‘Only go on the road if you have to’
Rijkswaterstaat advises road users to only use the road tonight if there is no other option. Anyone who does have to take to the road is asked to adjust their driving style. “This means: drive slowly, keep your distance, do not change lanes unnecessarily and brake calmly,” the agency writes on its site.
In Zeeland, Flevoland, Friesland and Groningen, code yellow will apply from the evening due to local slippery conditions due to freezing, the meteorological institute reports.
According to the KNMI, the slippery conditions are caused by showers moving over land from the sea. “During the night it will become dry from the south and code yellow will apply for freezing of wet road sections.”
Chance of snow tomorrow
Tomorrow, code yellow will apply throughout the country due to the risk of snow and slippery conditions. It will snow for some time from the west during Sunday afternoon. A snow cover of 1 to 3 centimeters may then develop. This can cause slipperiness.
2023-12-02 15:48:37
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