A thin layer of snow fell near the Botrange signal this Wednesday morning. It could arrive in other regions today.
Snow was expected today, it arrived. As of this Wednesday morning, a thin layer of snow was observed on the roof of the country, at the Botrange signal level. “That’s it, it’s white in the Hautes-Fagnes“, says our journalist Lise Cassoth. A few millimeters of snow, very localized, this morning. “To get here, I didn’t see any snow, then, once past Jalhay, the landscapes are magnificent“.
Winter showers from the North Sea are crossing the north-eastern half of the country today: a snow accumulation of 5 cm or more could be observed in the north of the Ardennes above 500 m.
In lower altitude regions, snow will only temporarily stick to the ground during heavy winter showers. Over the rest of the country, the weather should generally remain dry with more clearing. The maxima will vary between 0 degrees in the Hautes-Fagnes and +6 degrees by the sea.
In the interior of the country, the wind will be moderate from the west. Along the coast, it will be quite strong to strong from the west-northwest. Gusts will reach 50 to 70 km/h.
This evening and night, wintry showers may still occur in the north and northeast of the country and perhaps as far as the center. Drier weather with broad clearings will follow. The nighttime cooling will be quite marked and will result in minimums of -2 to -6 degrees in Ardennes, -2 to 0 degrees in most other regions and close to +4 degrees by the sea. Patches of ice and Snow can sometimes make the roads slippery, especially in the north and northeast of the country.
The wind will generally remain moderate from the westerly sector, along the fairly strong west-northwest coastline then moderate and returning to the southwest sector.
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