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This week’s weatherBrussels, Belgium

Rain is likely in Brussels on Wednesday

Nearly all of NOAA’s 31 GEFS forecasts bring measurable rain to Brussels Wed 8 p.m.–2 a.m. CEST; 5 in 10 bring 2.5 mm or more.

NOAA GEFS, 31 forecasts · Mon 28 Sep 18Z run · updated Tues., Sept. 29, 1:03 a.m. CEST · times are Brussels’s (CEST)

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Quick answers

Will it rain in Brussels this week?
The best chances of measurable rain: Wednesday (nearly all forecasts, 8 p.m.–2 a.m.); Thursday (7 in 10 forecasts, 2–8 a.m.). Drier: Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (fewer than 2 in 10 forecasts in any six hours). Times are CEST.
How much rain will Brussels get this week?
By Mon., Oct. 5, 8 p.m. CEST (the end of the forecast), the middle forecast has 8.8 mm of rain and melted snow, counting from Tue 2 a.m. 3 in 10 forecasts bring 13 mm or more in total; 1 in 10 forecasts bring 25 mm or more.
How windy will it get in Brussels?
Gusts over 48 km/h: 1 in 10 forecasts at Wed 2 a.m. CEST. The middle forecast’s strongest gust is 43 km/h, Wed 2 a.m. Checked every six hours, so a brief peak can fall between.
How warm or cold will it be in Brussels?
At the six-hourly times, the middle forecast runs from 12°C (Mon., Oct. 5, 8 a.m.) to 26°C (Tue 2 p.m.) CEST. The day’s real high and low can fall between those times.
Are any storms heading for Brussels?
No storm Stormlines tracks has 1 in 10 forecasts passing its centre within 160 kilometres of Brussels this week.

Chance of rain, six hours at a time

Tue 2–8 a.m.: 2 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneTue 8 a.m.–2 p.m.: fewer than 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneTue 2–8 p.m.: fewer than 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneTue 8 p.m.–2 a.m.: fewer than 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneWed 2–8 a.m.: 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneWed 8 a.m.–2 p.m.: 2 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneWed 2–8 p.m.: 8 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast 0.6 mmWed 8 p.m.–2 a.m.: nearly all forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast 2.2 mmThu 2–8 a.m.: 7 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast 1.8 mmThu 8 a.m.–2 p.m.: 5 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast 0.3 mmThu 2–8 p.m.: 4 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneThu 8 p.m.–2 a.m.: fewer than 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneFri 2–8 a.m.: fewer than 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneFri 8 a.m.–2 p.m.: fewer than 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneFri 2–8 p.m.: fewer than 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneFri 8 p.m.–2 a.m.: 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneSat 2–8 a.m.: fewer than 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneSat 8 a.m.–2 p.m.: 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneSat 2–8 p.m.: 2 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneSat 8 p.m.–2 a.m.: 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneSun 2–8 a.m.: 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneSun 8 a.m.–2 p.m.: 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneSun 2–8 p.m.: 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneSun 8 p.m.–2 a.m.: 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneMon 2–8 a.m.: 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneMon 8 a.m.–2 p.m.: 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost noneMon 2–8 p.m.: fewer than 1 in 10 forecasts with measurable rain; middle forecast almost none

Each bar is the share of the 31 forecasts with measurable rain or melted snow in that six hours; the darker the bar, the more forecasts agree. Local days, CEST.

The week, day by day

DayChance of rain2.5 mm or moreTotal by day’s endStrongest gustTemperature
Tue 292 in 10<1 in 10almost none · <1 in 1030 km/h16°C–26°C
Wed 30nearly all5 in 103.8 mm · <1 in 1043 km/h19°C–25°C
Thu 17 in 104 in 107.3 mm · 3 in 1021 km/h16°C–20°C
Fri 21 in 10<1 in 107.5 mm · 3 in 1018 km/h12°C–20°C
Sat 32 in 101 in 107.5 mm · 3 in 1019 km/h13°C–20°C
Sun 41 in 10<1 in 108.4 mm · 3 in 1020 km/h13°C–20°C
Mon 5 (part)1 in 10<1 in 108.8 mm · 3 in 1023 km/h12°C–19°C

Chances are the highest in any six hours of the day. “Total by day’s end” is the middle forecast’s running total since Tue 2 a.m., and the share of forecasts with 13 mm or more by then; totals aren’t added up day by day, because the middle forecast of each day isn’t the same forecast. Gusts and temperatures are read every six hours.

Storms near Brussels

No storm Stormlines tracks has 1 in 10 forecasts passing its centre near Brussels this week. Every storm we’re tracking →

About these numbers

They come from one source, NOAA’s Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS): 31 runs of the same model, each started slightly differently, read at Brussels’s coordinates on a grid about 55 km (35 miles) apart. “8 in 10 forecasts” means 8 in 10 of those runs. Nothing is adjusted for local effects such as coasts, lakes, hills or city heat, so the numbers can differ from your local official forecast, especially for snow and showers.

“Measurable rain” counts rain or melted snow in a six-hour period. Not an official forecast: follow your national weather service for warnings and decisions. How the forecasts are read: how to read the maps and the glossary.

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