Snow in the Netherlands, will we experience it this winter? Photo: ANP ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN
Snowball fights and snowman making? It may seem like it’s there. If weather models are correct, a snow disturbance will occur in the Netherlands next Wednesday. In some places, up to 20 centimeters of snow could fall. “If this calculation is correct, the Netherlands will be completely closed next week.”
Of course, it remains to be seen whether this type of prediction will come true. But if the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (or ECMWF) is to be believed, this will actually happen. And I’m not cookie cutter.
The meteorological center’s supercomputer is one of the most powerful in the world, which benefits the quality of the forecasts. This means that predictions regularly come true. Up to two days beforehand, 95% of predictions come true. For four days this percentage is around 90% and for five days around 80%. It is unclear how high the eight-day rate is.
It is currently quite cold in our country. Today the first marathons will be skating on natural ice.
Snow, snow and more snow are coming
The Netherlands could be covered by a thick layer of snow, weather models predict: on Wednesday morning, January 17, quite a few clouds will thicken from the south and pass over our country. They bring with them a large amount of snow that colors the Netherlands white.
Up to 20 centimeters of snow can fall in the north, a few centimeters in the south of the country. This is evident from the weather site at the time of this writing wxcharts.nl, which brings together multiple weather patterns into one handy map. While one model mostly predicts rain that day, the ECMWF model predicts something completely different. Then it’s cold enough to turn rain into snow.
The ECMWF map will turn dark purple in almost all of the Netherlands starting next Wednesday, which means many white flakes will fall from the sky.
The ECMWF weather model turns dark purple, which means a lot of snow is coming. Source: wxcharts.com
“If this calculation is correct, the Netherlands will be completely closed next week”
On X the weather map did not go unnoticed by meteorologists. Someone has already dubbed the forecast ‘deadly snow bomb’. “You’re actually not allowed to watch it,” one Twitter user said, referring to the fact that he’s still way ahead of us. “However, next week: 20 centimeters of snow in the north.”
Meteorologist Michael van der Poel also tweets about melting snow. “If this calculation is correct, the Netherlands will be completely closed next week! The ECMWF operational route calculates a snow disturbance around January 17, which will pass exactly over our country. Let’s see if the signal remains intact in the next races.”
If this calculation is correct, the Netherlands will be completely closed next week! The ECMWF operational run calculates a ❄️snow disturbance❄️ around January 17th which will pass exactly over our country. Check if the signal remains intact in future runs. #WINTER pic.twitter.com/SYrAXgClBu
— Michael vd Poel☀️❄️ (@WeermanMichael) January 9, 2024
Deadly snow bomb…. I really shouldn’t be looking at it, but there will be 20cm in the north next Wednesday #to snow pic.twitter.com/VcA1MGWrt7
— Jantje_ (@Jantje_) January 9, 2024
First natural ice marathon on Tuesday evening in Winterswijk
Weeronline: skating on a natural ice rink is a certainty
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2024-01-09 14:53:06
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