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We krijgen vandaag een overwegend zonnige dag, met de vorming van enkele stapelwolken en opnieuw een zwakke tot matige wind. De wind waait ook weer uit het oosten tot noordoosten, maar aan zee draait de wind vanmiddag naar noordoost tot noord. De maximumtemperatuur komt uit tussen de 19 en 21 graden.

Ze groeide op tussen de dijken en rivieren en staat nu aan het roer van de organisatie die haar regio moet beschermen. Sinds 1 januari is Angela de Ruiter de nieuwe directeur van de veiligheidsregio Zuid-Holland Zuid. "Je weet nooit welke ramp er komt. Maar dat er weer een ramp komt, daar moeten we niet naïef in zijn.”

Ze groeide op tussen de dijken en rivieren en staat nu aan het roer van de organisatie die haar regio moet beschermen. Sinds 1 januari is Angela de Ruiter de nieuwe directeur van de veiligheidsregio Zuid-Holland Zuid. "Je weet nooit welke ramp er komt. Maar dat er weer een ramp komt, daar moeten we niet naïef in zijn.”

Weer voor Rotterdam ⛅ - 09-05-2026 07:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 11.1°C · Gedeeltelijk bewolkt ⛅ | Min 10.9°C / Max 20.5°C

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 10.9°C, Max 20.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.0 hPa ↘️ -1.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↙ 46°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 08:00: 12.1°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1019.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.8 km/u (1.6 m/s), richting: ← 85°
• 09:00: 13.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1019.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.5 km/u (1.8 m/s), richting: ← 84°
• 10:00: 16.3°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1019.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 58°
• 11:00: 17.5°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1019.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 10.1 km/u (2.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 67°
• 12:00: 18.6°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1019.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.6 km/u (2.1 m/s), richting: ← 79°
• 13:00: 19.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.8 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.2 km/u (2.0 m/s), richting: ← 75°
• 14:00: 19.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 9.4 km/u (2.6 m/s), richting: ↙ 58°
• 15:00: 20.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1017.9 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.6 km/u (2.4 m/s), richting: ↙ 61°
• 16:00: 20.4°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1017.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 8.3 km/u (2.3 m/s), richting: ← 70°
• 17:00: 20.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1017.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↙ 53°
• 18:00: 19.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1016.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↓ 352°
• 19:00: 19.3°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1016.3 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.4 km/u (4.0 m/s), richting: ↓ 4°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• zondag 10 mei: Min 10.6°C, Max 19.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1015.0 hPa ↘️ -3.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 24.5 km/u (6.8 m/s), richting: ↙ 27°
• maandag 11 mei: Min 7.7°C, Max 14.4°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.4 mm, Kans op neerslag 8%, 🧭 1012.0 hPa ↘️ -3.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 23.0 km/u (6.4 m/s), richting: ↓ 353°
• dinsdag 12 mei: Min 7.9°C, Max 14.1°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.8 mm, Kans op neerslag 8%, 🧭 1015.2 hPa ↗️ +3.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.1 km/u (4.8 m/s), richting: → 266°
• woensdag 13 mei: Min 8.9°C, Max 14.8°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 36%, 🧭 1003.0 hPa ↘️ -12.2 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 17.1 km/u (4.8 m/s), richting: → 251°
• donderdag 14 mei: Min 8.1°C, Max 12.7°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 3.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 48%, 🧭 1000.7 hPa ↘️ -2.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 12.5 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: → 291°
• vrijdag 15 mei: Min 7.8°C, Max 16.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 27%, 🧭 1011.3 hPa ↗️ +10.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 15.0 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ↙ 33°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 07:15): 11.1°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 10.4°C (-0.7°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 6.5 km/u (1.8 m/s), richting: ← 80°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 14.0 km/h (3.9 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 70%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1019.4 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 19.7 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.8
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 05:57 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:19

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 52 🟡 (Matig)
• PM2.5: 14.3 μg/m³
• PM10: 17.8 μg/m³

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BEIJING (ANP/RTR/AFP/BLOOMBERG) - De Chinese export is in april sterker gegroeid dan verwacht, ondanks druk op de wereldeconomie door de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten. Volgens cijfers van de Chinese douane steeg de uitvoer met 14,1 procent tegenover een jaar eerder.

Economen hadden gerekend op een groei van 7,9 procent, na een plus van 2,5 procent in maart. Persbureau Bloomberg meldde op basis van een eigen peiling onder economen een verwachting van 8,4 procent.

Ook de import groeide met 25,3 procent harder dan voorzien. Dat was minder dan de stijging van 27,8 procent in maart, maar opnieuw meer dan economen hadden verwacht.

Handelsoverschot

De export naar de Verenigde Staten steeg in april met 11,3 procent tot 36,8 miljard dollar. President Donald Trump bezoekt China volgende week voor overleg met president Xi Jinping.

De aantrekkende uitvoer volgt op een scherpe groeivertraging in maart, de eerste maand van de oorlog in Iran. Volgens Bloomberg blijft de vraag naar Chinese producten mede sterk door wereldwijde investeringen in kunstmatige intelligentie, datacenters en stroomvoorziening.

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