Five to ten centimeters are planned on the reliefs.
The first night of 2025 should see snow fall, according to midday forecasts from the Royal Meteorological Institute.
Moderate rain from the northwest will indeed turn into slush and even snow above 400 m altitude in the second part of the night, indicates the IRM. The minimums will be between -1 and +6 degrees. The wind will remain brisk for the first few hours.
On Thursday morning, snowfall (melting) will still affect the south-east of the country, before the area of precipitation evacuates from the south-east around midday. Clearing periods will gradually develop from the northwest but a few (winter) showers will also be possible. In the afternoon, the weather will also become more variable in upper Belgium but visibility could remain limited in places. The maxima will be between 0 degrees in Ardennes and +6 degrees at sea. The wind will be weak to moderate from the west to the northwest. On the coast, it will be quite strong from north to northwest.
Winter weather Friday
On Friday, following a night marked by widespread night frosts, the risk of slippery conditions will have to be taken into account. The day should start with gray weather in the Ardennes (and probably freezing fog in Hautes-Fagnes) and broad clearings elsewhere. Then, the sky will become changeable everywhere with some winter showers, especially in the north and northeast of the country. The maxima will be between -3 and +1 degrees south of the Sambre and Meuse furrow, between +1 and +3 degrees over a large central part of the territory, and between +3 and +5 degrees in the coastal region. The wind will be moderate from the west to southwest inland, and quite strong to sometimes strong from the northwest along the seaside.
What about the weekend?
On Saturday, the sky will be divided between cloudy fields (sometimes numerous, especially in the Ardennes) and clearings. The weather will remain dry in many places but it will again be quite cold with maximums of -2 to +1 degrees in the Ardennes and +1 to +4 degrees elsewhere, under a weak to sometimes moderate west to south wind. -west, returning later to the south to southeast sector. During the following night, a disturbance will approach our country via France and could temporarily give rise to snowfall, or even freezing rain.
Sunday will be very cloudy and very rainy. In the morning, more (slush) snow or freezing rain can be expected. During the day, the weather will become noticeably milder with, towards the evening, temperatures of 5 to 6 degrees in the Ardennes and up to 11 or 12 degrees in the west. The south-east wind will quickly become quite strong, and strong at sea.
-The first storm at sea of 2025
The year 2025 has only started a few hours ago, and a first storm has already been observed on Belgian territory, meteorologist David Dehenauw said on the social network X.
“We have already recorded an average wind of nine Beaufort at the Westhinder post (at sea) today. The first Belgian storm of 2025 is born”writes the scientist from the Royal Meteorological Institute (IRM).
The day before, the MRI had warned of strong winds on New Year’s Day. On the coast, a yellow alert for gusty winds is in effect. This Wednesday, “Gusts of up to 75 km/h, or locally a little more, are expected in the interior. On the Coast and in the Hautes Fagnes, they could reach 90 km/h”we can read on the IRM website.
The Netherlands also experienced its first storm of the year. This is the first storm observed in the country on New Year’s Day in 30 years.
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