Crowds on the beach roads in the sun Now

Sunday may be the first tropical day of 2019 with temperatures above 30 degrees. Traffic is blocked on the A20 towards Hoek van Holland, the N513 to Castricum and the N201 to Zandvoort.

The heat also causes crowds on the slopes. The Dutch railways will use additional trains for Zandvoort station on Sunday due to bad weather on the beach.

Between 10:00 and 19:00, the connection between Haarlem, Overveen and Zandvoort will be made instead of two regular trains at the time.

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Weerplaza warns against strong solar power. "Many people want to sunbathe in hot weather, but with this solar force, unprotected skin that has not burned yet may show signs of burning," said a spokesman.

The power of the sun goes up to "UV index 7". means that unprotected skin can burn within 15 minutes. The warning is valid from 11 am to 4 pm

If temperatures really exceed 30 degrees on Sunday, it is a record of the day. The old record dates back to 1947, when it became 29.5 degrees.

According to Weerplaza, there is no relationship between high temperature and high solar energy. "The power of the sun for the skin and the temperature itself has nothing to do with it.It is true that the high temperature of today would be unique, but the value of one." Today's record is not so good. " [19659009] Events canceled by expected heat

Due to the expected heat, the Hoorn marathon was canceled. The Waas and Maal marathon in Appeltern, Gelderland province, was also canceled as high temperatures could cause heat injury in the participants.