During the course of the week the changeable weather of recent days will gradually give to dry and warmer weather. The rest of week will remain mainly dry, with sunny spells alternating with periods of cloudy. Friday will see a few drops of rain, but the weekend will be dry with top temperatures of between 25°C and 27°C.
Today (Tuesday 5 August) will see a front bringing rain move east from the Ardennes towards Germany and Luxembourg. Sunny spells will be interspersed with cloud and during the afternoon there could be a few isolated showers in the far north and at the coast. Temperatures are lower than they were on Monday reaching no higher than between 17°C and 22°C. Winds are moderately strong with gusts of up to 50 km/h. Along the Dutch border there could be gusts of up to 60km/h.
Tuesday evening and Tuesday night will be dry with some light cloud. Temperatures will fall to 6°C at some locations in the Ardennes, 18°C and the coast and 12°C in central areas.
Wednesday will start off sunny. Later there will be cloud, but it will remain dry. Maximum temperatures will reach 18°C on the High Fens, and 23°C or 24°C in central areas. Winds will be moderate south-westerly.
On Thursday sunny periods will be interspersed with cloud. The Royal Meteorological Institute (KMI) says that there will be more sun in the southeastern half of the country. Maximum temperatures will reach 21°C in coastal areas and 25°C in the Ardennes.
Friday will be cloudy with some light rain. During the course of the afternoon skies will clear in the western half of the country. Maximum temperatures will reach 22°C at the coast and 26°C in the Kempen area in the northeast of the country.
The weekend will remain dry. On Saturday temperatures will reach 21°C at the coast and the extreme east of the country and 24°C or 25°C elsewhere. Winds will be slight to moderate westerly.
Sunday and Monday too will be dry with some high cloud. Maximum temperatures will reach between 24°C and 27°C. Winds will be moderate west to south-westerly.