Despite the calendar still reading November, Luxembourg’s national weather service foresees snowfall in just a matter of days, starting with the Eislek region on Friday. The latest forecasts anticipate a significant drop in temperatures, leading to the first snowfalls over the upcoming weekend and early next week.
From Saturday, 25 November, the skies are forecasted to become heavy, ushering in a mix of rain and snow. Morning temperatures nearing 0°C will rise towards 5°C in the afternoon, transforming the precipitation into intermittent showers by late morning. The Belgian Meteorological Institute echoes these predictions, anticipating “winter-like” weather around Namur, with the possibility of a few centimetres of snow forming in the (upper) Ardennes.
Sunday will see similar temperatures but with less overcast skies and wind, though no snowflakes are anticipated. This respite is expected to be short-lived, as the week ahead promises much colder conditions.
From Monday onwards, temperatures will dip into negative territory, reaching -1°C in the morning and not exceeding 2°C in the afternoon. Light snowfall is anticipated throughout the day, accompanied by gusts of wind reaching up to 50 km/h. In Belgium, the east may experience melting snow, with snowfall expected above 300m.
The cold and cloudy weather will persist in the following days, with Tuesday recording a temperature of -2°C and Wednesday morning dropping to -4°C. The skies will remain overcast, but the weather will remain dry.
On the French side, temperatures will be marginally higher, with a possibility of a few flakes in certain areas. Météo France notes a lowering of the rain/snow line to 400 metres, with scattered precipitation potentially depositing a few centimetres of snow around 500 metres in the Vosges and the Jura.
While the arrival of frost is later than expected, widespread frosts are anticipated across France. Melting snow is forecast for Monday evening, with potential flakes in the Longwy area and the east of the Moselle department on Tuesday morning.
