Heavy rainfall is expected in several Belgian provinces from Tuesday afternoon. Code yellow will be activated from noon as, locally, rain is expected to come bucketing down.
After a largely dry start on Tuesday morning, a disturbance will gradually shift across Belgium from the southwest on Tuesday bringing heavy rainfall. Locally, there is a chance of thunderstorms with fierce wind gusts and hail, the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI) warned.
"As we expect between 25 and 50 mm of precipitation in 24h in several provinces (there is still uncertainty about which ones), we are issuing a code yellow," the RMI wrote on its website. "There is also a chance of very locally strong wind gusts and hail during thunderstorms, especially along the German and Luxembourg border."
The code yellow for rainfall will come into force from noon in Brussels as well as the provinces of Flemish Brabant, Limburg, Antwerp, East Flanders, Liège, Hainaut, Namur, Luxembourg and Walloon-Brabant. Only at the coast and in West Flanders has code yellow not been issued.
Waarschuwing voor regen van 18/06 12u tot 19/06 03u: Vandaag trekt een actief, golvend front over ons land dat zorgt voor veel regen, waarin plaatselijk ook onweer kan voorkomen. Gezien we in ... (https://t.co/sPNybMQZwU) pic.twitter.com/nctpVbJeb2
— KMI (@meteobenl) June 18, 2024
Translation: "Warning for rain from 18 June at noon until 19 June at 03:00: An active front will pass over our country today, bringing a lot of rain, in which locally, thunderstorms may also occur."
As reported on Sunday, a month's worth of precipitation is expected to fall in Belgium in a matter of days, with the heaviest precipitation expected on Tuesday and Thursday.
Wednesday will start with local showers, but the sun is expected to appear during the day in some places in Belgium. Maximum temperatures will reach 22°C in the centre of the country.
Thursday will be milder, but intense thunderstorms will pass over the country from France. Temperatures are expected to rise to 25°C. Friday will again see some intense showers, with the occasional dry spell.
