Will Belgium have its warmest winter ever?

Average temperatures last January were well above what we normally have at this time of year.

After an exceptionally warm month of December, it means this winter has had very mild temperatures so far.

It’s not looking as if the weather will change soon, at least not in the two coming weeks, weather forecasters claim.

January had an average temperature of 6.1 degrees Celsius, which is three degrees above the year-long average, that takes into account data collected since 1833.

This makes last January the 7th warmest month of January ever.

Last year, we had to use our winter coats more often, when average temperatures stranded at 2.1 degrees.

The Ukkel measuring station only mentioned one night of frost, which is quite exceptional for January.

After a relatively warm month of December and with two months of the meteorological winter behind us (1 December – 1 March), the average temperature for this winter stands at 6.1 degrees, the daily Het Laatste Nieuws calculated.

This puts the winter on number two on a list of the warmest winter seasons ever recorded.

The record was set in 2006 – 2007 with average temperatures climbing to 6.6 degrees.

This means we are still on course to break the record.

All the more because there is no big change expected in the coming two weeks.

Weather presenters expect that ocean winds will continue to dominate, bringing mild temperatures, windy and wet weather and keeping the winter out, pushing it back to Eastern Europe.

Still, weather conditions could still change quite abruptly later in February, so nothing is sure.

Flandersnews.be / Expatica

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