If the current bad weather seems endless to us, it’s not just an impression. It has been raining every day for almost a month. With what quantities? Are we in the normal of the season?
Belgium has been experiencing continuous rain or showers for almost a month. For some walkers, like Vincent and Giuseppe interviewed in the RTL INFO 19 h, the umbrella is essential. “I walk 5 to 6 kilometers every day. When I get home, I’m all wet“, loose one. The other continues: “We don’t know how to do anything here in Belgium!”.
A lot of precipitation locally: from 20 to 40 liters per m² in 24 hours, according to meteorologists, with gusts of wind that can reach 85 kilometers per hour. Unpleasant forecasts for some Belgians who nevertheless put things into perspective:
“I don’t like when it’s raining all day or when I have to go for a long walk, but I’m well covered! I live in Belgium, I have what I need”says a passerby.
This phenomenon of incessant rain is explained by a succession of depression linked to the mildness experienced in recent weeks. David Dehenauw, head of the time office at IRM: “These depressions are linked to jet streams. These depressions are almost always coming from the Atlantic Ocean with a lot of winds, humidity and also mildness. “
This Friday, the weather will be generally dry with at most a few isolated showers, mainly in Wallonia.
The number 1722, intended to make a non-urgent assistance call to the emergency services, is temporarily activated.
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