The Royal Meteorological Institute (KMI) warns that we can expect a lot of rain during the coming days. Areas to the south of the rivers Meuse and Sambre will see the worst of the rain. KMI has issued a code yellow alert for rain that applies to Namur, Liège and Luxembourg provinces. There could also be some localised flooding in Flanders.
A lot of rain in the coming days, the south of the country to be worst hit
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During the first part of the week several fronts bringing rain will pass over Belgium. On Monday the weather will be changeable with showers with showers mainly in the south of the country.
On Monday night the wind will pick up and by Tuesday morning a front bringing with it a lot of rain and wind will have reached us. Between 20 and 25 l/m² of rain will fall in Flanders and Brussels. The afternoon will be particularly wet.
During the first part of the week several fronts bringing rain will pass over Belgium. On Monday the weather will be changeable with showers mainly in the south of the country. On Monday night the wind will pick up and by Tuesday morning a front bringing with it a lot of rain and wind will have reached us.
Between 20 and 25 l/m² of rain will fall in Flanders and Brussels. The afternoon will be particularly wet. South of the rivers Sambre and Meuse precipitation will be generally between 25 and 40 liters per m² and locally more than 50 liters per m².
In Flanders, most rain is expected in West Flanders.
Possible flooding
The Flemish Waterways Board’s Waterinfo website reports that it is scaling up to a “state of vigilance” on our region’s unnavigable waterways. With a lot of rain forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday some unnavigable waterways will burst their banks and flood fields and pastures.
A bridge on the river Dender in the centre of Ninove (East Flanders) has already been raised due to high water levels and it will remain raised until at least tomorrow (Tuesday).