We’ve been talking regarding it for a week, and it’s confirmed, it’s going to be very hot in the next few days in Belgium. The thermometer will already climb to 30 degrees this Tuesday, but it is for the weekend and next week that we expect the highest values. “As expected, it will seriously heat up in Belgiumsummarizes Pascal Mormal, meteorologist at the IRM. The week will unfold in two phases, with already a very hot day for Tuesday, before two days during which we will experience a temporary reduction in temperatures. We will rather hover around 25 degrees, or even a little less for Thursday and Friday.“
But the heat will come back stronger, and for longer. “From Saturday, it will go up and we risk going well above 30 degrees from Sunday.he warns. It’s already quite worrying to see this kind of situation, but it’s even more so when we see that this heat will settle for the next 10 to 15 days. Over this period, we may not have 30 or 35 degrees every day, but we will certainly be above the average for the season. For the last week of July, it is still early to know if we will experience a change in weather.“
And at the level of the values actually expected at the beginning of next week, we can expect to see one or the other daily record fall. “The most optimistic models speak of 34 degrees, and the most pessimistic indicate that we will approach 40 degrees…“
Nothing to cheer regarding, then, as we head into the first official heat wave of the summer. As a reminder, you need at least 3 consecutive days at at least 30 degrees, in a sequence of at least 5 days during which you go up to at least 25 degrees. “We started the sequence on Mondaysays the meteorologist. The question is whether we will drop below 25 degrees on Thursday or Friday. If so, we will start from scratch, but we should still count a sufficient number of days from Saturday.“
A heat wave that does not only concern Belgium, of course. The whole of Europe is going to experience a hell of a heat stroke in the coming days. Almost all countries such as France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece will experience temperatures above 35 degrees. Eastern Europe or the British Isles will also be affected. In some regions, we expect more than 40 degrees, and an episode similar to that of last June, when we sometimes reached 43 degrees in the South of France.