Weather on Wednesday 28 October: the sun returns, crisp in the morning, 13 to 15° in the afternoon
After weeks of rain and grey skies, the sun makes its grand return this Wednesday 28 October. An anticyclone of 1030 hPa is settling over France and protecting Belgium: clear skies and crisp in the morning, then bright sunshine in the afternoon with 13 to 15°C, without a drop of rain. The fine weather should last until Saturday, with morning fog to keep an eye on.
- Tonight: clearing skies, cooler air returning; low cloud and mist over the High Fens, fog possible in Gaume
- Morning: clear skies and fresh air, 5 to 8°C, 3 to 5°C in the Ardennes
- Afternoon: bright sunshine and some fair-weather clouds, 13 to 15°C, 9 to 12°C in the Ardennes
- Evening: starry skies, rapid cooling in rural areas
- Rain: none, from the coast to Gaume
- Wind: light westerly, gusts of 20 to 30 km/h, 35 km/h at the coast
☀️ Wednesday 28 October: the sun makes a grand return
🌙 Tonight: the sky clears, cooler air returns
The last weak rainfall is clearing the east and south of the country this evening. Behind it, the sky is clearing widely and fresher air is arriving from the north-west. The High Fens remain trapped in low cloud and mist, and a band of fog cannot be ruled out in Gaume. No precipitation is expected.
🌅 Wednesday morning: clear and fresh sky
You'll wake to a clear sky almost everywhere, in air noticeably fresher than these past few days: 5 to 8°C in the lowlands, 3 to 5°C in the Ardennes. Gaume and the Fens are the exception, under low cloud that's slow to lift. A light jumper will be welcome when you head outside.
☀️ Wednesday afternoon: bright sunshine
De bright spells are imposing themselves across the whole country, scarcely disrupted by a few fair weather clouds which form between noon and 17:00. It is 13 à 15°C on the plain, up to 15°C at the coast and in western Hainaut, and 9 à 12°C on the Ardennes. The peaks in the east keep their low clouds a bit longer. This is the perfect time for a walkdry your washing or enjoy a terrace.
🌙 Wednesday evening: starry skies, temperatures dropping quickly
As darkness falls, Hesbaye et la the Campine cool down rapidly under clear skies. Low cloud hangs on the ridges in the east. Expect a warm jacket if you go out; the weather remains perfectly dry.
🌍 Why this return of the sun?
An anticyclone of 1030 hPa is settling over central France. It's blocking weather systems: the Atlantic depression (974 hPa) remains far out to sea off Ireland with its rain, whilst to the north, a cold front is moving across Norway, well away from us. By the end of the week, the anticyclone shifts towards the North Sea and the wind turns to the east.
💨 The wind
The wind remains light, from the west: gusts of 20 to 30 km/h inland, 35 km/h near the coast. It drops to almost nothing in the evening.
🌡️ Forecast temperatures on Wednesday in major towns
| Town | Low | High | Afternoon sky | Gusts (day) | Rain (day) |
| Brussels | 8°C | 14°C | Partly cloudy | 25 km/h | 0 mm |
| Antwerp | 8°C | 14°C | Partly cloudy | 25 km/h | 0 mm |
| Ghent | 8°C | 14°C | Sunny | 25 km/h | 0 mm |
| Ostend | 11°C | 15°C | Sunny | 35 km/h | 0 mm |
| Liège | 9°C | 14°C | Sunny | 25 km/h | 0 mm |
| Namur | 7°C | 14°C | Sunny | 25 km/h | 0 mm |
| Charleroi | 8°C | 14°C | Partly cloudy | 25 km/h | 0 mm |
| Mons | 7°C | 14°C | Partly cloudy | 25 km/h | 0 mm |
| Tournai | 7°C | 15°C | Partly cloudy | 25 km/h | 0 mm |
| Hasselt | 8°C | 14°C | Partly cloudy | 25 km/h | 0 mm |
| Marche-en-Famenne | 7°C | 13°C | Partly cloudy | 25 km/h | 0 mm |
| Virton | 8°C | 12°C | Partly cloudy | 20 km/h | 0 mm |
| Butgenbach | 6°C | 10°C | Sunny | 30 km/h | 0 mm |
📅 What's next? Sunshine and morning mists until Saturday
Thursday 29 October: cold night, mist then sunshine
Under clear skies, the night would be cold: 1 to 7°C, with a risk of frost on the Ardennes plateaus. Mist would spread to many valleys in the south (Famenne, Gaume, towards the German border), often thick. Once cleared, sunshine would take over in the lowlands, with 11 to 15°C and a light easterly wind.
Friday 30 October: bright sunshine
Patches of mist would form again in Famenne, in the Campine and along the Meuse, before bright sunshine across all ten provinces in the afternoon. It would be 11 to 15°C, in calm and cool air.
Saturday 31 October: widespread mist, then blue sky
An extensive fog could affect the west and centre in the morning, from the coast to Walloon Brabant. It would gradually lift to make way for a clear blue sky in the afternoon, with 10 to 14°C. For Halloween, the evening would be cool and dry.
| Day | Weather | Temperatures (min / max) | Wind |
| Thursday 29 | 🌫️ Thick fog at dawn in the south, then sunny | 1 to 7°C / 11 to 15°C | Easterly, gusts of 15 to 25 km/h |
| Friday 30 | ☀️ Bright sunshine after some fog | 2 to 7°C / 11 to 15°C | Easterly, gusts of 20 to 30 km/h |
| Saturday 31 | 🌫️ Fog in the morning in the west and centre, then blue sky | 2 to 7°C / 10 to 14°C | North-easterly, gusts of 20 to 30 km/h |
- A light layer in the morning, sunglasses in the afternoon
- Make the most of the afternoon for a walk or to dry your washing outside
- Take care early in the morning on the High Fens and in Gaume: low cloud and fog
- Thursday morning, drive carefully in the southern valleys, where fog could be thick
Reliability is very good for Wednesday: all forecasts agree on dry, sunny weather. For Thursday, Friday and Saturday, dry weather is well confirmed; the extent and duration of morning fog remain however more difficult to predict.
Hourly forecasts, live radar, alerts and weather warnings for your town: find out what time the fog lifts where you are.
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What will the weather be like in Belgium this Wednesday 28 October?
Dry and sunny weather: clear and cool when you wake up (5 to 8°C), then bright sunshine in the afternoon with 13 to 15°C, 9 to 12°C in the Ardennes. The wind stays light.
Will it rain on Wednesday?
No, no rain is expected on Wednesday, from the coast to Gaume.
Why is the sun coming back?
An anticyclone of 1030 hPa is setting in over France and pushing weather systems away. The Atlantic depression remains far off the coast of Ireland.
How long will the fine weather last?
The dry weather should hold until at least Saturday. Each morning, sometimes thick fog is possible, especially in the south on Thursday and in the west and centre on Saturday, before sunshine in the afternoon.
Forecast issued by Michaël Vincent, Météo Belge.
