Overview
- The KNMI station in Herwijnen dropped to −10.5°C around 3:30 a.m., meeting the threshold for 'strenge vorst'.
- Gilze-Rijen in North Brabant was the coldest location overnight at −10.6°C, edging out Herwijnen.
- Cabauw in the municipality of Lopik recorded −10.2°C, which Weeronline reported as the season’s first local instance of severe frost.
- Meteorologists classify 'strenge vorst' as temperatures between −10.1°C and −15°C.
- The last time the Netherlands saw a sub −10°C reading was on 18 January 2024 in Ell at −10.4°C, while other KNMI sites last night stayed milder, including Deelen at −4.5°C and Hupsel at −1.7°C.