Unpredictable Weather Patterns: Why Are Temperatures Dropping Suddenly and What to Expect for the Weekend

2023-10-16 14:48:00

There is definitely no certainty to be had when we talk regarding the weather. A few hours ago, the analysis was clear: autumn was back and temperatures were not going to exceed 11 or 12 degrees during the day while the nights were going to be cold everywhere in Belgium. “We were treated to the first frosts in the Ardennes during the night of Saturday and Sunday, and more generally during the night from Sunday to Monday,” confirms Pascal Mormal, meteorologist at IRM. The contrast with the previous days was quite impressive, since we still recorded 20 degrees in Uccle on Friday at 11 p.m.! Ultimately, this cold snap even arrived quite early in the season.”

But this will not last. “From Wednesday, we will find maximums around 18 degrees, and even 20 degrees on Thursday,” he indicates. It’s quite surprising, and it’s due to a depression which will settle to the west of Brittany and which will bring us a fairly gentle ocean flow.”

Weather: why are temperatures dropping suddenly this weekend?

However, there is no question of talking regarding good weather. “No, the next two weeks look disruptive, and the rain will never be far away,” he warns. We expect 35 to 40 millimeters of rain by the end of the week, and the first week of the All Saints holidays should offer the same type of weather.”

Despite the mildness, we will still find everything that makes autumnal weather. For the first weekend of the holidays, several scenarios still coexist, moreover. If all models agree for instability and regular precipitation, the forecasts for temperatures range from 6 to… 17 degrees! “By consulting the latest updates of the American model which have just been released, it in fact predicts frosts once more for the next weekend and very cool temperatures during the day, around 5°C in the center of the country” , affirms Pascal Mormal.

However, the European model still provides for a certain degree of mildness, between 14 and 17 degrees. “With the American model, softness would be pushed back to the Paris region. The European center model maintains, for the moment, milder temperatures around 14-16°C this weekend and no frost. For the moment, I would say it is 60/40, 60 for mildness and 40 for freshness for the weekend, but the uncertainty is great,” he explains.

We will therefore have to monitor the situation in the coming days to best prepare for our weekend activities. And even if it were to be cold, the overall trend remains mild for the end of October and the month of November. “Models are still calling for unsettled weather and temperatures slightly above seasonal averages for late fall.”

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