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Cool, Unsettled Week with Showers and Thunderstorms, Weekend Sun Expected

A strengthening high-pressure area over Western Europe is expected to bring drier, sunnier conditions and higher temperatures by the weekend.

Overview

  • The region is facing a cool, unsettled midweek with frequent showers and thunderstorms, and the KNMI has issued code yellow thunder warnings for Tuesday afternoon–evening in provinces including Gelderland.
  • Daytime highs will stay well below normal through midweek, typically about 16–18°C, making the air feel noticeably cool for early June.
  • Unstable conditions have already caused local damage such as a fallen tree branch in Lunteren and damaged market stalls in Doetinchem, with the risk of hail and wind gusts during stronger cells.
  • Forecasters expect roughly 10–20 mm of additional rain in parts of the region this week, adding to above-average early-June totals recorded in places like the Noordoostpolder.
  • Ensemble guidance increasingly favors a transition to high pressure by the weekend that should bring drier weather and temperatures near 23–24°C, though the exact timing and strength of the warm-up remain uncertain.