Anyone stepping outside this morning will notice that it is significantly colder. This will continue for the rest of the week, with temperatures hovering around freezing. In the south of the country, snow will even gather on the ground on Wednesday. ‘Suddenly, we are returning to more normal weather for mid-November,’ says VRT meteorologist Bram Verbruggen. ‘In recent weeks, we have been living well above our means.’
According to the Met Office, today will be a mixed bag with heavily overcast skies and showers. In the High Ardennes, showers will fall as sleet or snow, which may collect on the ground for a while.
In the afternoon, shower activity will decrease and there will be more sunny spells. Maximum temperatures will range from 2 degrees Celsius in the High Fens to 8-9 degrees in central parts.
Inland, expect a moderate north-westerly wind with gusty conditions on the coast. A cold night in prospect with minimum temperatures between 1 and 3 degrees. In the Ardennes, we are treated to freezing temperatures in most places.
A few centimetres of snow
Tomorrow will start dry in most places with widespread clear spells. During the day, it will become partly cloudy in the north and mainly cloudy in the south.
Expect showers in the north and periods of rain in the south, with sleet and snow on the highest peaks of the Ardennes. It remains cold, with maximum temperatures of 3 degrees in the High Fens and up to 8 degrees on the coast.
Wednesday will be mainly cloudy or overcast with showers and strong winds. In Upper Belgium (south of the Rivers Sambre and Meuse), expect sleet or snow, with a snow cover of several centimetres above 500 metres.
During Wednesday night, precipitation may also take on a wintry character in Flanders and Brussels.
Thursday will be changeable with alternating sunny spells and showers and 5 degrees.