A Code Yellow weather warning for rain is in force across Belgium today (Friday) and the Federal Department of the Interior has opened the 1722 freephone number that enables the public to report non-life-threatening issues related to the weather. Anyone requiring non-urgent assistance to deal with flooding, fallen trees, etc. can either call 1722 or log on to the www.1722.be website. Potentially life-threatening issues should be reported to the emergency services via the usual telephone number 112.
The Royal Meteorological Institute (KMI) forecasts a lot of rain throughout the country on Friday. Over a period of 24 hours (from Thursday night), more than 25 l/m² of rain may fall.
Locally the amount of precipitation may even be as much as 30 to 35 l/m². A Code Yellow weather warning is in place across Flanders and in Hainaut and Walloon Brabant until Friday evening. In the three remaining Walloon provinces the Code Yellow warning will remain in force until Saturday morning.
The weekend will be wet too with rain in the early morning and late afternoon and evening on Saturday. Temperatures in central areas will reach no higher than 13°C. Sunday too will see spells of rain and temperatures reaching no higher than 14°C.