Netherlands residents will have to endure a few more rainy days in May before summer starts out dry on Saturday, according to the meteorological institute KNMI. While there is little chance of rain on the first days of summer, the days will still be mostly cloudy and on the cool side, with maximums in the high teens and low twenties.
The Netherlands recorded its first official summer weather day of the year on Thursday. Official weather observations for the country are measured in De Bilt, Utrecht, where the meteorological institute KNMI is based. The institute cautioned that the sunny weather will become stormy for most of the country in the afternoon, and issued a Code Yellow weather warning for wind, hail and heavy rain.
Saturday marks the first official warm day of the year. At the main weather station in De Bilt it was 20.1 degrees on Saturday at 12.30 p.m., which is a little early. On average, it is only 20 degrees or more in De Bilt on April 13.It is even warmer in other parts of the country. In Eindhoven, for instance, it is 21.6 degrees and in Enschede 22.4 degrees. In general, it is only an official warm day when the temperature reaches 20 degrees or more at the weather station in De Bilt.
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