Today it will be more than 20 degrees in many places in the Netherlands. Weeronline warns those who enjoy the sun to apply sunscreen: between 12 noon and 3 p.m. the sun is so strong that you can burn within twenty minutes if you are unprotected. After the weekend the heat is over.
It will remain dry this afternoon. The western coastal regions in particular will have a sunny day, while the north and east will gradually become more cloudy.
With a weak to moderate (north) east wind, the temperature will rise to 20 to 22 degrees. Tonight it will clear up widely, after which the temperature will drop to values between 6 and 10 degrees tonight.
Cold water
Not everywhere in the country reaches 20 degrees. In places where the wind blows from relatively cold water, such as on the Wadden Islands, it will be a maximum of 16 degrees today. There will be significant temperature differences on Sunday. While it can still reach 20 degrees locally in the South of the Netherlands, the mercury in the northern coastal area already reaches 13 or 14 degrees.
Later on Sunday, more clouds will move over and the chance of rain will increase in the south and southeast. The changeable weather will definitely return on Monday. The wind turns north to northwest and the temperature drops to 12 to 15 degrees.
That is considerably colder than the 17 or 18 degrees that is normal for mid-May. The rest of the week will remain on the chilly side with a daily chance of showers, although Tuesday appears to be largely dry.
Young people burn more often
In the middle of the day the UV index reaches level 5 and vigilance is therefore required. Young people and young adults in particular should be careful. Although they apply sunscreen more often than the average Dutch person, they still burn more often. Researchers from Maastricht University explain this because this group more often seeks out the sun during the hottest part of the day, for example on the beach.
A poll among more than 2,500 Dutch people shows that more than a quarter of 16 to 34-year-olds were seriously burned at least once last summer. For comparison: the national average was 14 percent. The National Skin Fund concludes that young people often underestimate the risk of sunburn, and thus the increasing risk of skin cancer.
“Young people often apply too thinly, which means that the protection factor is not achieved and they have the misconception that applying the product means that they can stay in the sun indefinitely,” the fund explains.
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