Overview
- KNMI scaled warnings from code orange to code yellow through the morning, with Utrecht downgraded just after 07:00 and northern provinces following by late morning as slick patches persisted.
- Bus operations are restarting in stages, with Qbuzz resuming services from 12:00 in Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe, U-OV/Transdev largely running to timetable in Utrecht, and Breng reporting mostly normal service with localized adjustments.
- Trains run on an adjusted winter timetable as ProRail reports a planned start-up, with fewer services on some routes and temporary disruptions such as reduced Sprinters around Amersfoort and fewer regional trains between Arnhem and Doetinchem.
- Emergency services handled numerous crashes on icy roads, including an overturned car on the A12 near Duiven, a jackknifed lorry on the A28 by Dwingeloo, and multiple incidents on the A37 and A50, though traffic volumes remained relatively low.
- Rijkswaterstaat advised against non-essential travel and deployed 577 gritters, noting that rain diluted road salt overnight, and industry groups warned the coming thaw could expose burst pipes, gutter failures and other water-damage issues.