It will rain a lot today, with the greatest amount of precipitation probably in the south of the country. Precipitation must also be closely monitored in West Flanders, the RMI warns. Due to the risk of storms or flooding, the FPS Home Affairs activates the emergency number 1722.
LOOK. Weatherman David Dehenauw tells more about this week’s weather
First it will be heavily cloudy to overcast with periods of rain or drizzle. In the Gaume and the southern Ardennes it rains rather continuously. During the course of the morning, persistent and at times moderate rainfall will follow everywhere from the west. The RMI has declared code orange for the province of Luxembourg. In 24 hours, 50 to even 70 liters/m² of precipitation can fall. Code yellow applies to the provinces of Liège, Hainaut and Namur (25 to 50l/m2 in 24 hours).
In the other provinces the criteria for code yellow do not seem to be met, but significant amounts of precipitation will also occur in the next 3 to 4 days. Precipitation must be closely monitored, especially for the province of West Flanders, given the large amount of precipitation that is also expected in the north of France.
For Flanders, the RMI does not expect that a warning threshold will be exceeded, but the weather service does note that precipitation in West Flanders should still be closely monitored. After all, a lot of precipitation is predicted in the north of France.
It remains mild for this time of year, with maximum temperatures between 8 and 13 degrees. The wind is blowing quite strong to strong from the southwest. At the end of the day it even becomes very powerful at sea. Wind gusts between 60 and 80 km per hour may occur.
Anyone who sustains storm or water damage that requires assistance from the fire brigade can contact the e-counter www.17222.be or call 1722 to submit a request. Wait patiently for the arrival of the fire brigade team after a request, and do not contact us again to inquire where the fire is, the FPS still recommends. 112 can only be called for potentially life-threatening situations.
Weather forecast for this week
During the night to Wednesday we will gradually enter showery weather. The showers seem to be numerous, especially south of Sambre and Meuse and in the east of the country, but rather sporadic in the west. Gusts of 90 or 95 km/h are possible at sea. The minimums are between 5 and 9 degrees.
Wednesday it is still windy and changeable with usually a lot of clouds and regular showers. Most showers will again fall in the Ardennes and Gaume. Some clear spells are also possible towards the coast. The maximum temperatures are between 6 and 11 degrees. The wind is blowing quite strongly from the southwest. At the sea and on the Ardennes heights the wind is quite strong to strong. The gusts are usually between 60 and 70 km/h, but locally even fiercer gusts are possible.
Thursday there will be a lot of cloud at first with some local showers. During the day it will be dry in most places with some nice spells of sunshine. In the Ardennes it will probably remain gray and rainy. The maximum temperatures are between 4 and 10 degrees. The wind blows moderately and quite strongly at sea from the southwest. In the night to Friday, a disturbance appears to be moving across the country from the southwest with a lot of rain locally.
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