A numerical example is eloquent: between January 16 and 19, we observed 0 minutes of sunshine in Uccle, compared to… 1903 at Mont-Rigi! But, miraculously, the sun was back this Tuesday in the center of the country. What to start a positive period? “So there, it’s not particularly won, he says. From this Wednesday, we will witness the return of disturbances linked to depressions coming from the Atlantic. We will in fact fall back on a series of oceanic flows typical of Belgium, with a succession of disturbances until Sunday, at least. You shouldn’t expect anything too worrying, but still 30 to 40 liters per square meter over a few days. The only positive point is that we will find temperatures around 10 degrees over the days, and that the air quality will be much better than in recent days. The rain will wash it all away.“
We are therefore going to leave winter weather and frosts which have sometimes been continuous over the last ten days. “We are slowly reaching two thirds of the meteorological winter and the cold will be increasingly behind ushe says. In any case, there is no cold snap to expect between now and the start of February. For their part, models have been indicating for several weeks that the month of February will be milder than average, so it is unlikely that we will see winter offensives again, even if we cannot promise anything.“
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The month of January will end slightly below seasonal averages, despite the feeling of great freshness. “This is mainly due to the lack of sunlight. Since the start of winter, the lowest temperature recorded in Uccle was -4.1°. This is not exceptional, and only four winters have had such a mild minimum temperature since records began. I also remind you that December was a milder month than average, despite a few fairly cold days.“, he concludes.
