After a fairly mild couple of weeks, temperatures are set to drop sharply over the following weekend, and some meteorologists** are about to be able to skate on the canals of several Dutch cities.
-1 to -9 degrees on the night of January 6-7.
According to Weerplaza, temperatures are expected to drop significantly across the Netherlands on the night of January 6-7, with temperatures dropping as low as -6 degrees Celsius in the northern regions. The weather in the south of the country is also expected to drop significantly, but only to around -1 degrees Celsius.
But according to NOS meteorologist Roosmarijn Knol, the drop in temperatures could actually be more extreme. "There may even be multiple days of freezing weather in the northern part of the country," Kno predicts. Weather experts believe that temperatures "could reach -8 degrees, or even -9 degrees" next weekend.
There are places where ice skating is possible.
While the cold weather may make people want to curl up in a ball, the ice surface may put a smile on the faces of all keen skaters. Cold weather is expected to make it possible to skate on natural ice.
According to NOS, Kinderdijk, Campen and Wageningen are all ideal places for ice skating close to major rivers.
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