2023-11-29 13:21:36

The Royal Meteorological Institute revised its weather alert upwards this Wednesday morning. And the least we can say is that it’s worse than expected. BELGA By Sudinfo Published on 29/11/2023 at 10:19

Belgium is not spared. The winter offensive passes the second this Wednesday since the entire country, with the exception of Hainaut and the Coast, is on alert for slippery conditions. Because yes, no one is going to escape the consequences of the cold which is hitting our regions.

If the IRM had already warned the country, with a yellow warning for slippery conditions valid until 1 p.m., the institute had to revise its forecasts. To announce worse.

“We will have to be careful”

From now on, all provinces are on yellow alert for slippery conditions (except Hainaut and the Coast) until tomorrow Thursday at 10 a.m. at maximum. If some light snowfall is expected this followingnoon in the upper Ardennes, it is in the evening that we will have to be more wary.

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“This evening and tonight, we will have to be wary of the formation of patches of ice and frost and it is in Flanders that the risk will be greatest. Some (weak) winter precipitation (slush or snow) is still expected south of the Sambre et Meuse furrow, where a few localized patches of ice or frost are still to be feared,” warns the IRM.

First outing for the spreaders

The spreaders of the Flemish traffic agency (Agentschap Wegen en Verkeer) made their first outing of the fall on the Flemish roads during the night of Tuesday to Wednesday. They have salted certain motorways, regional roads and cycle paths in the provinces of Flemish Brabant and Limburg. Some 250 tons of salt were used, spokesperson Katrien Kiekens reported Wednesday morning.

For the entire 2023-2024 winter season, the agency has 103,000 tonnes of salt, 313 spreading trucks and 202 salt spreaders for cycle paths.

The full forecast

Tomorrow Thursday, the day will start gray with mist and sometimes freezing fog. After the slow dissipation of the low morning clouds, the sun should increasingly dominate the northern half of the country in the followingnoon. South of the Sambre and Meuse furrow, the weather will generally remain very cloudy and light winter precipitation will be possible. The maxima will oscillate around -2 degrees in Hautes-Fagnes and 0 to +3 degrees from north to south. The wind will be light from the east.

Friday, the sky will initially be quite cloudy with at times some light winter precipitation in the south-east. Some winter showers may affect the coastline. During the day, we expect sunshine in the west and also the center. The maxima will oscillate between -2 degrees in Haute Ardenne and +3 degrees on the coast. The wind will often be weak from the north.

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SATURDAY, the weather will be dry with beautiful sunny periods in most regions, but also at times some cloudy patches. A few winter showers will however remain possible at the sea. The maximums will vary between -1 degree in Haute Ardenne and 5 degrees on the coast. The wind will be light to moderate from the southwest.

Sunday, the weather will become partly to very cloudy, but it should initially be dry. During the followingnoon, the risk of wintry precipitation will increase from the west. The maximums will reach -2 degrees in Haute Ardenne and +6 degrees at sea.

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