In the Netherlands, a white Christmas seems doubtful due to rising temperatures
Several national weather records were really broken by the Dutch weather over the past weekend. The warmest October 28 ever occurred last Friday, according to the Dutch Weather Institute (KNMI). Maastricht had high temperatures of 23,5 degrees, topping the previous record of 22,5 degrees set in 2005.
The warm weather persisted for several days, with De Bilt, a town close to Utrecht and the location of the KNMI, seeing three straight days of temperatures above 20 degrees. The Netherlands officially had three consecutive warm days for the first time in October, bringing the total for 2022 to 112, placing it third behind 2018 (132) and 2003. (116).
Can 2022 bring a white Christmas to the Netherlands?
The Netherlands should get ready for a cooler and rainier November now that it's arrived, according to projections, who also warn that 2022 will probably bring another relatively mild winter. Does that mean the possibility of a white Christmas this year is already over?
Even while you might feel that it's too early to even consider answering that question, the truth is that the first Christmas markets and events are already appearing around the nation, and the holidays are actually only a few weeks away.
Maurice Middendorp of Buienradar stated that people definitely shouldn't get their hopes up this year and that it is looking less and less probable that there would be a white Christmas or temperatures chilly enough to see the rare elfstedentocht. "Cold winters are getting less common. The likelihood of the elfstedentocht and a white Christmas would decline as a result of the extended fall, he told RTL Nieuws.
