Overview
- KNMI extended code orange until 21:00 for Groningen, Friesland and the Wadden due to strong easterly winds creating snowdrifts and poor visibility.
- Authorities shut multiple northern routes as conditions worsened, including the N33 between Zuidbroek and Appingedam, the N355 toward Groningen, the N46 and the N388 near Zoutkamp.
- Qbuzz scrapped all bus services in Drenthe for safety reasons, and NS/ProRail are running a reduced winter timetable with a weekend-wide scaled service and possible crowding and delays.
- Rijkswaterstaat deployed 577 gritters, 630 plows and 1,500 personnel, urging drivers to prepare for slick roads from new snowfall and refreezing.
- Forecasters expect renewed snow Friday evening and temperatures near -10°C with local dips to about -15°C, and Rijkswaterstaat will activate its cold protocol nationwide from Saturday 18:00 to expedite assistance for stranded motorists.