# Colder, wetter, windier week ahead for the Netherlands

> Daytime highs fall from 15 to 16 degrees on Monday to 7 to 10 on Sunday, with the heaviest rain forecast for Friday and Sunday and wind up to force 6 on Friday and Saturday.

News · published 2026-10-19 11:17 · https://nlnow.nl/a/colder-wetter-windier-week-ahead-for-the-netherlands/

Highs of 15 to 16 degrees on Monday 19 October drop to 7 to 10 degrees on Sunday 25 October, according to Open-Meteo's seven-day forecast for Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Eindhoven. The forecast uses the HARMONIE model of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) and is a model forecast, not a KNMI weather warning.

Friday 23 October is forecast to bring the most rain of the week: a median of 14.5 mm per city, mostly showers, with wind up to force 6. Saturday 24 October also has wind up to force 6. On the other days the wind stays up to force 4.

**Rain is forecast to peak on Friday and Sunday** (mm; source: KNMI HARMONIE model via Open-Meteo)

- Mon 19: 1.1
- Tue 20: 0.5
- Wed 21: 1.7
- Thu 22: 4.2
- Fri 23: 14.5
- Sat 24: 5.6
- Sun 25: 14

Sunday 25 October brings 14.0 mm of rain, mostly showers. Night minimums are 9 to 10 degrees on Monday and 5 to 7 degrees on Sunday.

Highs on Tuesday 20 and Thursday 22 October are forecast at 12 to 13 degrees, and on Saturday 24 October at 10 to 11. Monday to Wednesday will be mostly drizzly, with 0.5 to 1.7 mm of rain a day.

## Background

- **KNMI (Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut)**: The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute is the national weather and climate service of the Netherlands. It produces the official weather forecasts, weather warnings, and climate records for the country, and runs numerical weather models such as HARMONIE that calculate forecasts. Its warnings and forecasts are the reference that Dutch media, emergency services, and the public use for storms, rain, and temperature.

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