Historic winter weather: Will the Netherlands see these weather phenomena? Facebook Historic winter weather: Will the Netherlands see these weather phenomena? SHARES Facebook What's up The weather conditions in the Netherlands over the past days have been described as historic, with few people remembering such cold, snowy and icy conditions taking over the country for such a long period of time. Chance of rare winter phenomena in the Netherlands? The so-called “cold invasion” the Netherlands is experiencing this week is extremely rare: the combination of heavy snowfall, very low temperatures, and bitter winds is “only experienced by an average person a few times in their life,” according to meteorologist Alfred Snoek.