Skaters get three hours on natural ice as first frost arrives
The first frost has appeared after temperatures dropped below freezing overnight in parts of the Netherlands, in Brabant, Limburg and...
On the first day of natural ice skating in the Netherlands this season, temperatures dipped below freezing overnight, allowing for a brief opportunity to skate on the ice. Brabant, Limburg, and Zeeland experienced the lowest temperatures, with Woensdrecht recording a chilly minus 1.2° Celsius. Although it did not qualify as an official frost day, the local skating club in Winterswijk in Gelderland took advantage of the ground frost to open the country's inaugural natural ice rink.
Using special techniques to rapidly create ice, the club welcomed around 20 enthusiastic skaters, though the ice was quickly melted by the sun and the rink was closed by 10am. The Dutch weather service, KNMI, noted that temperatures at their base in De Bilt, near Utrecht, remained at a mild 0.8° Celsius overnight, preventing the day from being officially classified as a frost.
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