The negative temperatures overnight from Thursday to Friday allowed the return of frost this Friday morning. The Royal Meteorological Institute (IRM) has issued a yellow alert for slippery conditions across the entire Belgian territory, with the exception of the Coast.
The Royal Meteorological Institute (IRM) issued a yellow alert on Thursday evening for slippery conditions across the entire Belgian territory, with the exception of the Coast, until Friday morning.
During the night from Thursday to Friday, the temperature fell below zero degrees in the interior of the country, announcing the return of frost. Patches of ice are also to be feared on roads that are still wet in places. The IRM also forecasts winter showers over the north-eastern half of Belgium. The snow could thus temporarily stick to the ground, even on the plains.
In view of these conditions, the yellow alert for slippery conditions is planned until 9:00 a.m. for most of the territory (except the Coast), and until 11:00 a.m. for the provinces of Liège, Luxembourg and Namur.
The weather will be sunny north of the Sambre-et-Meuse furrow on Friday morning, while the sky will be generally gray to the south with reduced visibilities. After a cold morning with light frosts inland and locally slippery conditions, temperatures will increase to values of -2 or -3°C in the Hautes Fagnes and 6°C on the Coast.
The wind will blow moderately from west to southwest inland. At sea, it will be rather moderate to quite strong from the northwest, according to forecasts from the Royal Meteorological Institute (IRM).
This evening and night, the sky will be cloudy and a few winter showers may mainly affect the north-east of the country. Clearings will also be present, particularly in the west. The minimums will range from -5°C in the Ardennes to 0 or 1°C at the sea, under an often weak southwest wind.
SATURDAY
Saturday morning, clearings will still be possible despite sometimes numerous low clouds. In the afternoon, the sky will become cloudy as a disturbance approaches from France. This will only reach the country during the night from Saturday to Sunday, but the first precipitations are expected to be wintry before the rain arrives. The maxima will be between -2°C in the Ardennes and 3°C in the plains, under a weak wind which will return to the south-east.
Sunday
On Sunday, the sky will be very cloudy to overcast with quite a bit of rain. In the early morning, slush will temporarily still be possible in the northeast. In the afternoon, the weather will be drier with rather intermittent rain. It will be milder with maximums of 5 or 6°C in the Ardennes, 11°C in the center and 13°C in the west. The wind will be moderate to fairly strong, and quite strong at sea, from south-southwest with peaks of 60 to 70 km/h.
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