Overview
- An active depression tracking across the central North Sea toward Denmark is forecast to bring the week’s roughest weather on Thursday and Friday.
- Forecasters currently place the strongest wind field between Thursday evening and Friday morning, though the timing could shift.
- Gusts may exceed 100 km/h in exposed areas, with coastal winds increasing to force 7–8 and a chance of a westerly storm.
- Heavy rainfall is expected, with about 15–25 mm on Thursday and roughly 40–70 mm over the week raising localized flooding potential.
- KNMI is expected to issue heavy-gust alerts in provinces such as Flevoland, with possible restrictions on the Markerwaarddijk.