More rain is expected in the week ahead. A month's worth of precipitation could fall in a matter of days, with Tuesday and Thursday set to be particularly wet. However, an end to the miserable Belgian weather seems in sight.
On Sunday, another rainy week ended on a sour note, with showers across most of Belgium, and in some places even thunderstorms. Maximum temperatures will not surpass 19°C, while at sea and in the heights of the Ardennes, gusts of up to 50-55 kilometres are possible, the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI) warned.
Next week will again start out bleak, with low clouds and a few local showers on Monday morning, followed by more showers during the day, which locally could see lots of rainfall and some thunderstorms, especially in the centre of the country as well as in the east and south of Belgium. Only at the sea will it remain mostly dry with occasional sunshine. Temperatures will however be slightly warmer than they have been in the past days, expecting to reach around 21°C in Brussels.
Particularly heavy rainfall is expected on Tuesday and Thursday, with up to 30 litres of water per square metre being possible, VRT NWS reported. Friday too will remain changeable with showers and a chance of thunderstorms. According to weather reporter Bram Verbruggen, this means Belgium could see a month's rainfall, which amounts to 70 litres of water per square metre, in just one week.
It is difficult to predict exactly where or when the heavy rain will fall. For now, Wednesday is expected to be slightly sunnier with temperatures surpassing 20°C, but again, this could change.
Weather predictions for next weekend are also positive so far. Saturday is expected to be largely dry with sunny spells, while maximum temperatures are forecast to reach 23°C. "Towards the end of June, a dry and warmer period will set in," RMI said.
