© MARC HERREMANS – MEDIAHUIS
It wasn’t the warmest April 13 ever on Saturday, but with 23 degrees it still felt like summer. As of today, things have completely changed again. “The showers will be intense in the afternoon, with a chance of heavy gusts of wind,” warns HBVL weatherman Ruben Weytjens.
“The day started off dry,” says Weytjens. But that’s about the only good news. “Showers will regularly pass through our province in the afternoon. These showers can become intense, especially between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. With a temporary risk of heavy gusts of wind. Some weather computers even calculate peaks of up to 100 kilometers per hour during the most intense showers, but in most places it will remain between 70 and 90 kilometers per hour,” Weytjens estimates.
With such sudden gusts of wind, you have to be careful. “Those gusts can be a danger in traffic, for example for empty trucks and, of course, in the first place for cyclists. Granular hail is also possible. Very local and temporary slippery conditions under the track of a hailstorm cannot be ruled out. Don’t be alarmed by a local lightning bolt either.”
Temperatures are also taking a dip. From 23 degrees on Saturday to a meager 12 degrees today.
We should not hope for a quick return of the warm weather. It will remain cold and changeable for the rest of the week.