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The Netherlands will experience the hottest night so far this year during the overnight period from Friday into Saturday. It will be dubbed a "tropical" night by national meteorological service KNMI if the temperature does not dip below 20 degrees Celsius during the evening and overnight hours in De Bilt, Utrecht, considered to be the meteorological center of the country. Temperatures could reach 30 degrees during the day in parts of the country, with storms likely on Saturday.

After a period of unusually cold and rainy weather, summer temperatures are expected to return to the Netherlands by the end of the work week. “This week, the summer weather is recovering,” Jaco van Wezel from Weeronline commented Monday.

Following an exceptionally warm June, temperatures have dropped in the past few days, but they are set to climb back to 30 degrees Celsius this weekend. "A coat is sometimes needed now, but by the coming weekend, it will be beach weather again," said Jaco van Wezel from Weeronline.

The first regional heat wave of the year has arrived in the Netherlands, Weeronline reports. The first is at the Woensdrecht weather station, where it was 30.1 degrees at 1:10 p.m. This meets the definition of a heat wave.

Due to the expected high temperatures over the weekend, Rijkswaterstaat puts the heat protocol also for Sunday in force. On Sunday, the protocol applies to the whole country, not like Saturday, when most Dutch provinces are affected by the heat protocol, a spokesperson for the organization announced on Saturday morning. Based on the heat protocol, road users who have a breakdown on the road will be helped immediately.