Piet Paulusma: "A very cold winter arrives" inside

This is what he tells Omroep Friesland. According to Paulusma, he can only do -20 degrees this winter. The month of December will be characterized by a lot of snow, the month of January will be difficult, but in February, it will dissipate: freezing cold with a longer period during which it is possible to skate on natural ice.

Many meteorological institutes such as KNMI, WeerOnline and WeerPlaza generally do not have long-term forecasts, but there are also scientists who link solar activity (or lack thereof) to cold winters. The average amount of sunspots – a measure of solar activity – varies from year to year and retains a cycle of 11 years on average.

The last four Elfstedentochts coincided with periods of minimal solar activity.

Coincidence or not, the last four Elfstedentochten have occurred in the years around or around the minimum solar activity. And yes – this year, there is also …