Code yellow

This will cause temperatures to fall rapidly, leading to a risk of light frost across the country. The cold weather, coupled with the overnight drop in temperatures, is expected to bring about icy patches, especially in the eastern regions

The warning, which is in effect from 08:00 until noon, follows two days of warm weather and comes as the country experiences a "wavy disturbance" extending from northern Europe down to the Iberian Peninsula

Since Sunday night, the provinces of Limburg and Liège have been under the grip of the code yellow warning. The RMI forecasts indicate that rainfall intensities could reach alarming levels in certain areas

The RMI's warning outlines the expected snowfall: "Between Sunday evening and Monday night (midnight), snow showers will bring 1 to 6 cm of snow in the Ardennes and the provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, and Brabant

As winter tightens its grip, Belgium finds itself facing the season's inaugural ice day, marked by plummeting temperatures and a Code Yellow warning issued by the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI)