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    Weather in Beauvechain, Belgium

    Current Conditions (Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 07:25 Europe/Brussels time)

    Temperature: 43°F (6°C)
    Skies: mostly cloudy
    Humidity: 81%
    Wind: From the WSW at 21 mph (34 km/h)
    Pressure: 999
    Dew Point: 37°F (3°C)

    Forecast Overview

    • Mon Dec 23 
      48°F 36°F
      9°C 2°C
      Chance of rain at various times.

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    • Tue Dec 24 
      45°F 37°F
      7°C 3°C
      Chance of light rain at various times.

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    • Wed Dec 25 
      41°F 37°F
      5°C 3°C
      Overcast skies.

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    • Thu Dec 26 
      48°F 41°F
      9°C 5°C
      Overcast skies.

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    • Fri Dec 27 
      52°F 45°F
      11°C 7°C
      Mostly cloudy skies.

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    • Sat Dec 28 
      48°F 37°F
      9°C 3°C
      More sun than clouds.

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    • Sun Dec 29 
      45°F 36°F
      7°C 2°C
      Sunny skies.

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    • Mon Dec 30 
      43°F 34°F
      6°C 1°C
      More sun than clouds.

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    • Tue Dec 31 
      43°F 34°F
      6°C 1°C
      Times of sun and clouds.

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    • Wed Jan 1 
      43°F 36°F
      6°C 2°C
      Chance of rain before sunrise.

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    • Thu Jan 2 
      39°F 34°F
      4°C 1°C
      Chance of light snow late at night.

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    • Fri Jan 3 
      46°F 32°F
      8°C -0°C
      Chance of rain/snow at various times.

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    • Sat Jan 4 
      34°F 32°F
      1°C 0°C
      Chance of snow before sunrise.

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    • Sun Jan 5 
      43°F 28°F
      6°C -2°C
      Mostly cloudy skies.

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    Detailed Forecast

    Monday, December 23sunrise: 08:41 sunset: 16:38

       Low around 36°F  (2°C), high around 48°F  (9°C).
    Chance of rain all morning (between 4 am and 1 pm) and again in the evening (after 7 pm). The precipitation may fall as scattered showers of varying intensity. Estimated precipitation: 0.41 in (10.5 mm).
    Overcast skies.
    Wind: 22 mph (35 km/h).

    TimeSkiesConditionsTempWindHumiditySoil Moisture
    01:00
    04:00
    Mostly clear, with a few passing clouds. Precipitation: 0.01 in
    (0.1875 mm).
    45°F
    (7°C)
    18 mph
    (29 km/h)
    77%0.273%
    04:00
    07:00
    Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.02 in
    (0.5625 mm).
    43°F
    (6°C)
    18 mph
    (29 km/h)
    81%0.275%
    07:00
    10:00
    Chance of scattered rain showers. Precipitation: 0.05 in
    (1.1875 mm).
    41°F
    (5°C)
    22 mph
    (35 km/h)
    72%0.281%
    10:00
    13:00
    Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.04 in
    (0.9375 mm).
    41°F
    (5°C)
    21 mph
    (33 km/h)
    72%0.282%
    13:00
    16:00
    Mostly sunny. Precipitation: 0.03 in
    (0.75 mm).
    39°F
    (4°C)
    16 mph
    (26 km/h)
    71%0.281%
    16:00
    19:00
    Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in
    (0.1875 mm).
    37°F
    (3°C)
    14 mph
    (22 km/h)
    77%0.278%
    19:00
    22:00
    Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0 in
    (0.0625 mm).
    36°F
    (2°C)
    14 mph
    (23 km/h)
    96%0.276%
    22:00
    01:00
    Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.26 in
    (6.625 mm).
    42°F
    (5°C)
    21 mph
    (34 km/h)
    92%0.319%

    Tuesday, December 24sunrise: 08:41 sunset: 16:39

       Low around 38°F  (3°C), high around 44°F  (7°C).
    Chance of light rain all night and all morning (until 1 pm) and again late in the afternoon (between 4 pm and 7 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.12 in (3.0625 mm).
    Mostly cloudy skies.
    Wind: 21 mph (33 km/h).

    TimeSkiesConditionsTempWindHumiditySoil Moisture
    01:00
    04:00
    Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.01 in
    (0.375 mm).
    42°F
    (5°C)
    21 mph
    (33 km/h)
    79%0.301%
    04:00
    07:00
    Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.02 in
    (0.5 mm).
    41°F
    (5°C)
    20 mph
    (32 km/h)
    79%0.295%
    07:00
    10:00
    Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.02 in
    (0.5625 mm).
    41°F
    (5°C)
    17 mph
    (27 km/h)
    77%0.293%
    10:00
    13:00
    Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.03 in
    (0.6875 mm).
    43°F
    (6°C)
    18 mph
    (29 km/h)
    71%0.292%
    13:00
    16:00
    Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in
    (0.1875 mm).
    41°F
    (5°C)
    15 mph
    (25 km/h)
    78%0.287%
    16:00
    19:00
    Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.01 in
    (0.375 mm).
    41°F
    (5°C)
    13 mph
    (21 km/h)
    86%0.287%
    19:00
    22:00
    Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in
    (0.375 mm).
    40°F
    (4°C)
    12 mph
    (19 km/h)
    83%0.286%
    22:00
    01:00
    Mostly cloudy.38°F
    (3°C)
    9 mph
    (14 km/h)
    84%0.283%

    Wednesday, December 25sunrise: 08:42 sunset: 16:39

       Low around 37°F  (3°C), high around 42°F  (5°C).
    Estimated precipitation: 0.01 in (0.3125 mm).
    Overcast skies.
    Wind: 11 mph (18 km/h).

    TimeSkiesConditionsTempWindHumiditySoil Moisture
    01:00
    04:00
    Overcast.38°F
    (3°C)
    9 mph
    (14 km/h)
    85%0.281%
    04:00
    07:00
    Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in
    (0.125 mm).
    38°F
    (3°C)
    8 mph
    (13 km/h)
    97%0.281%
    07:00
    10:00
    Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in
    (0.1875 mm).
    38°F
    (3°C)
    10 mph
    (16 km/h)
    97%0.28%
    10:00
    13:00
    Overcast.40°F
    (4°C)
    11 mph
    (18 km/h)
    91%0.279%
    13:00
    16:00
    Overcast.40°F
    (4°C)
    10 mph
    (16 km/h)
    91%0.277%
    16:00
    19:00
    Overcast.40°F
    (5°C)
    9 mph
    (15 km/h)
    92%0.276%
    19:00
    22:00
    Overcast.41°F
    (5°C)
    8 mph
    (13 km/h)
    93%0.275%
    22:00
    01:00
    Overcast.42°F
    (5°C)
    9 mph
    (14 km/h)
    93%0.275%

    Thursday, December 26sunrise: 08:42 sunset: 16:40

       Low around 42°F  (5°C), high around 48°F  (9°C).
    Overcast skies.
    Wind: 7 mph (12 km/h).

    TimeSkiesConditionsTempWindHumiditySoil Moisture
    01:00
    04:00
    Overcast.42°F
    (6°C)
    7 mph
    (12 km/h)
    93%0.274%
    04:00
    07:00
    Overcast.43°F
    (6°C)
    7 mph
    (12 km/h)
    92%0.273%
    07:00
    10:00
    Overcast.44°F
    (7°C)
    6 mph
    (9 km/h)
    91%0.273%
    10:00
    13:00
    Overcast.47°F
    (8°C)
    4 mph
    (7 km/h)
    87%0.272%
    13:00
    16:00
    Overcast.47°F
    (8°C)
    4 mph
    (6 km/h)
    89%0.271%
    16:00
    19:00
    Overcast.47°F
    (8°C)
    4 mph
    (6 km/h)
    89%0.271%
    19:00
    22:00
    Overcast.47°F
    (9°C)
    3 mph
    (4 km/h)
    89%0.27%
    22:00
    01:00
    Overcast.48°F
    (9°C)
    2 mph
    (3 km/h)
    90%0.27%

    Friday, December 27sunrise: 08:42 sunset: 16:41

       Low around 44°F  (7°C), high around 52°F  (11°C).
    Mostly cloudy skies.
    Wind: 6 mph (10 km/h).

    TimeSkiesConditionsTempWindHumiditySoil Moisture
    01:00
    04:00
    Overcast.48°F
    (9°C)
    3 mph
    (4 km/h)
    92%0.27%
    04:00
    07:00
    Overcast.47°F
    (9°C)
    3 mph
    (5 km/h)
    92%0.269%
    07:00
    10:00
    Overcast.48°F
    (9°C)
    4 mph
    (7 km/h)
    90%0.269%
    10:00
    13:00
    Overcast.50°F
    (10°C)
    4 mph
    (7 km/h)
    86%0.268%
    13:00
    16:00
    Mostly cloudy.50°F
    (10°C)
    5 mph
    (8 km/h)
    86%0.268%
    16:00
    19:00
    Overcast.50°F
    (10°C)
    6 mph
    (10 km/h)
    79%0.267%
    19:00
    22:00
    Overcast.49°F
    (10°C)
    6 mph
    (9 km/h)
    86%0.267%
    22:00
    01:00
    Mostly clear, with a few passing clouds.44°F
    (7°C)
    6 mph
    (10 km/h)
    99%0.267%

    Saturday, December 28sunrise: 08:42 sunset: 16:42

       Low around 38°F  (3°C), high around 49°F  (9°C).
    More sun than clouds.
    Wind: 8 mph (13 km/h).

    TimeSkiesConditionsTempWindHumiditySoil Moisture
    01:00
    04:00
    Overcast.45°F
    (7°C)
    5 mph
    (8 km/h)
    98%0.266%
    04:00
    07:00
    Partly cloudy.46°F
    (8°C)
    6 mph
    (10 km/h)
    91%0.266%
    07:00
    10:00
    Sunny.43°F
    (6°C)
    6 mph
    (9 km/h)
    94%0.266%
    10:00
    13:00
    Overcast.49°F
    (9°C)
    8 mph
    (13 km/h)
    78%0.265%
    13:00
    16:00
    Sunny.46°F
    (8°C)
    7 mph
    (12 km/h)
    84%0.264%
    16:00
    19:00
    Clear.41°F
    (5°C)
    7 mph
    (11 km/h)
    88%0.264%
    19:00
    22:00
    Clear.39°F
    (4°C)
    7 mph
    (11 km/h)
    82%0.263%
    22:00
    01:00
    Clear.38°F
    (3°C)
    5 mph
    (8 km/h)
    76%0.263%

    Sunday, December 29sunrise: 08:42 sunset: 16:42

       Low around 36°F  (2°C), high around 45°F  (7°C).
    Sunny skies.
    Wind: 5 mph (8 km/h).

    TimeSkiesConditionsTempWindHumiditySoil Moisture
    01:00
    04:00
    Clear.37°F
    (3°C)
    3 mph
    (5 km/h)
    70%0.263%
    04:00
    07:00
    Clear.36°F
    (2°C)
    3 mph
    (5 km/h)
    71%0.263%
    07:00
    10:00
    Sunny.37°F
    (3°C)
    4 mph
    (6 km/h)
    70%0.263%
    10:00
    13:00
    Sunny.44°F
    (7°C)
    3 mph
    (5 km/h)
    59%0.262%
    13:00
    16:00
    Times of sun and clouds.42°F
    (5°C)
    5 mph
    (8 km/h)
    70%0.261%
    16:00
    19:00
    Clear.38°F
    (3°C)
    4 mph
    (6 km/h)
    76%0.261%
    19:00
    22:00
    Clear.38°F
    (3°C)
    3 mph
    (6 km/h)
    78%0.261%
    22:00
    01:00
    Clear.37°F
    (3°C)
    3 mph
    (5 km/h)
    78%0.261%

    Monday, December 30sunrise: 08:43 sunset: 16:43

       Low around 35°F  (1°C), high around 44°F  (6°C).
    More sun than clouds.
    Wind: 4 mph (7 km/h).

    TimeSkiesConditionsTempWindHumiditySoil Moisture
    01:00
    04:00
    Clear.36°F
    (2°C)
    4 mph
    (7 km/h)
    73%0.261%
    04:00
    07:00
    Clear.35°F
    (2°C)
    3 mph
    (6 km/h)
    72%0.261%
    07:00
    10:00
    Times of sun and clouds.37°F
    (3°C)
    3 mph
    (5 km/h)
    69%0.261%
    10:00
    13:00
    Mostly cloudy.43°F
    (6°C)
    3 mph
    (5 km/h)
    58%0.26%
    13:00
    16:00
    More sun than clouds.41°F
    (5°C)
    1 mph
    (2 km/h)
    67%0.26%
    16:00
    19:00
    Partly cloudy.37°F
    (3°C)
    1 mph
    (2 km/h)
    72%0.26%
    19:00
    22:00
    Partly cloudy.36°F
    (2°C)
    2 mph
    (4 km/h)
    73%0.26%
    22:00
    01:00
    Mostly cloudy.35°F
    (2°C)
    4 mph
    (6 km/h)
    74%0.26%

    Tuesday, December 31sunrise: 08:43 sunset: 16:44

       Low around 34°F  (1°C), high around 43°F  (6°C).
    Times of sun and clouds.
    Wind: 18 mph (29 km/h).

    TimeSkiesConditionsTempWindHumiditySoil Moisture
    01:00
    04:00
    Clear.34°F
    (1°C)
    3 mph
    (6 km/h)
    76%0.26%
    04:00
    07:00
    Clear.34°F
    (1°C)
    5 mph
    (7 km/h)
    78%0.26%
    07:00
    10:00
    Sunny.36°F
    (2°C)
    5 mph
    (8 km/h)
    78%0.26%
    10:00
    13:00
    Mostly cloudy.43°F
    (6°C)
    6 mph
    (10 km/h)
    65%0.259%
    13:00
    16:00
    Times of sun and clouds.40°F
    (4°C)
    7 mph
    (11 km/h)
    75%0.259%
    16:00
    19:00
    Clear.36°F
    (2°C)
    9 mph
    (14 km/h)
    86%0.259%
    19:00
    22:00
    Clear.35°F
    (2°C)
    13 mph
    (21 km/h)
    82%0.258%
    22:00
    01:00
    Overcast.36°F
    (2°C)
    18 mph
    (29 km/h)
    77%0.258%

    Wednesday, January 1sunrise: 08:43 sunset: 16:45

       Low around 36°F  (2°C), high around 43°F  (6°C).
    Chance of rain before sunrise (between 4 am and 7 am). Estimated precipitation: 0.06 in (1.625 mm).
    Considerable cloudiness.
    Wind: 20 mph (33 km/h).

    TimeSkiesConditionsTempWindHumiditySoil Moisture
    01:00
    04:00
    Overcast.37°F
    (3°C)
    20 mph
    (33 km/h)
    73%0.258%
    04:00
    07:00
    Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.01 in
    (0.3125 mm).
    38°F
    (3°C)
    20 mph
    (32 km/h)
    83%0.259%
    07:00
    10:00
    Overcast. Precipitation: 0.05 in
    (1.1875 mm).
    39°F
    (4°C)
    15 mph
    (25 km/h)
    90%0.266%
    10:00
    13:00
    Sunny. Precipitation: 0 in
    (0.0625 mm).
    42°F
    (6°C)
    18 mph
    (30 km/h)
    63%0.264%
    13:00
    16:00
    Sunny.41°F
    (5°C)
    19 mph
    (30 km/h)
    58%0.261%
    16:00
    19:00
    Overcast.38°F
    (3°C)
    17 mph
    (28 km/h)
    69%0.26%
    19:00
    22:00
    Mostly cloudy.36°F
    (2°C)
    20 mph
    (32 km/h)
    93%0.259%
    22:00
    01:00
    Clear. Precipitation: 0 in
    (0.0625 mm).
    37°F
    (3°C)
    16 mph
    (26 km/h)
    73%0.259%

    Thursday, January 2sunrise: 08:43 sunset: 16:46

       Low around 34°F  (1°C), high around 39°F  (4°C).
    Chance of light snow late at night (after 10 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.02 in (0.4375 mm).
    Overcast skies.
    Wind: 17 mph (27 km/h).

    TimeSkiesConditionsTempWindHumiditySoil Moisture
    01:00
    04:00
    Clear.35°F
    (2°C)
    17 mph
    (27 km/h)
    78%0.258%
    04:00
    07:00
    Overcast.34°F
    (1°C)
    16 mph
    (25 km/h)
    77%0.258%
    07:00
    10:00
    Overcast.36°F
    (2°C)
    17 mph
    (27 km/h)
    75%0.257%
    10:00
    13:00
    Overcast.38°F
    (4°C)
    16 mph
    (26 km/h)
    67%0.256%
    13:00
    16:00
    Overcast.38°F
    (3°C)
    13 mph
    (21 km/h)
    67%0.255%
    16:00
    19:00
    Overcast.37°F
    (3°C)
    11 mph
    (18 km/h)
    81%0.255%
    19:00
    22:00
    Overcast.37°F
    (3°C)
    11 mph
    (17 km/h)
    87%0.255%
    22:00
    01:00
    Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.02 in
    (0.4375 mm).
    34°F
    (1°C)
    6 mph
    (10 km/h)
    99%0.257%

    Friday, January 3sunrise: 08:43 sunset: 16:47

       Low around 32°F  (-0°C), high around 47°F  (8°C).
    Chance of rain early in the morning (between 4 am and 10 am) and in the afternoon (between 1 pm and 7 pm). Chance of snow between 1 am and 4 am and again in the evening and during the night (after 7 pm). Estimated precipitation: 1.6 in (40.6875 mm).
    Overcast skies.
    Wind: 11 mph (18 km/h).

    TimeSkiesConditionsTempWindHumiditySoil Moisture
    01:00
    04:00
    Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.16 in
    (4.0625 mm).
    33°F
    (0°C)
    11 mph
    (17 km/h)
    100%0.266%
    04:00
    07:00
    Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.35 in
    (9 mm).
    37°F
    (3°C)
    9 mph
    (15 km/h)
    100%0.324%
    07:00
    10:00
    Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.18 in
    (4.625 mm).
    39°F
    (4°C)
    10 mph
    (16 km/h)
    99%0.328%
    10:00
    13:00
    Overcast. Precipitation: 0.04 in
    (1.125 mm).
    34°F
    (1°C)
    6 mph
    (10 km/h)
    99%0.31%
    13:00
    16:00
    Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.14 in
    (3.625 mm).
    33°F
    (0°C)
    7 mph
    (11 km/h)
    100%0.315%
    16:00
    19:00
    Chance of rain. Precipitation: 0.2 in
    (5.1875 mm).
    32°F
    (0°C)
    9 mph
    (14 km/h)
    100%0.31%
    19:00
    22:00
    Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.26 in
    (6.5 mm).
    32°F
    (0°C)
    11 mph
    (18 km/h)
    100%0.306%
    22:00
    01:00
    Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.26 in
    (6.5625 mm).
    32°F
    (0°C)
    11 mph
    (17 km/h)
    99%0.303%

    Saturday, January 4sunrise: 08:42 sunset: 16:48

       Low around 32°F  (0°C), high around 34°F  (1°C).
    Chance of snow before sunrise (from 1 am to 7 am). Estimated precipitation: 0.07 in (1.8125 mm).
    Overcast skies.
    Wind: 9 mph (14 km/h).

    TimeSkiesConditionsTempWindHumiditySoil Moisture
    01:00
    04:00
    Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.02 in
    (0.5 mm).
    32°F
    (0°C)
    9 mph
    (14 km/h)
    100%0.299%
    04:00
    07:00
    Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.04 in
    (1.125 mm).
    32°F
    (0°C)
    7 mph
    (11 km/h)
    100%0.297%
    07:00
    10:00
    Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in
    (0.1875 mm).
    32°F
    (0°C)
    6 mph
    (9 km/h)
    100%0.296%
    10:00
    13:00
    Overcast.32°F
    (0°C)
    3 mph
    (5 km/h)
    100%0.3%
    13:00
    16:00
    Overcast.32°F
    (0°C)
    4 mph
    (7 km/h)
    100%0.301%
    16:00
    19:00
    Overcast.33°F
    (0°C)
    5 mph
    (8 km/h)
    96%0.297%
    19:00
    22:00
    Overcast.33°F
    (1°C)
    6 mph
    (9 km/h)
    93%0.294%
    22:00
    01:00
    Overcast.34°F
    (1°C)
    7 mph
    (11 km/h)
    95%0.294%

    Sunday, January 5sunrise: 08:42 sunset: 16:49

       Low around 29°F  (-2°C), high around 43°F  (6°C).
    Estimated precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).
    Mostly cloudy skies.
    Wind: 15 mph (24 km/h).

    TimeSkiesConditionsTempWindHumiditySoil Moisture
    01:00
    04:00
    Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in
    (0.125 mm).
    33°F
    (1°C)
    6 mph
    (10 km/h)
    96%0.295%
    04:00
    07:00
    Overcast.32°F
    (0°C)
    7 mph
    (11 km/h)
    93%0.293%
    07:00
    10:00
    Overcast.29°F
    (-1°C)
    6 mph
    (9 km/h)
    92%0.291%
    10:00
    13:00
    Sunny.34°F
    (1°C)
    5 mph
    (8 km/h)
    100%0.293%
    13:00
    16:00
    Overcast.34°F
    (1°C)
    6 mph
    (10 km/h)
    100%0.3%
    16:00
    19:00
    Overcast.36°F
    (2°C)
    8 mph
    (14 km/h)
    100%0.308%
    19:00
    22:00
    Overcast.38°F
    (3°C)
    12 mph
    (19 km/h)
    100%0.318%
    22:00
    01:00
    Overcast.43°F
    (6°C)
    15 mph
    (24 km/h)
    100%0.338%

    Climate Chart

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    Places with a similar climate: Bruxelles, Chievres, Liege-Bierset, Bierset, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Schaffen, Charleroi / Gosselies, Antwerpen / Deurne, Maastricht (Netherlands), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Geilenkirchen (Germany), Kalkar (Germany), Lille (France), Saint-Quentin (France), Dortmund / Wickede (Germany), Duesseldorf (Germany), Cambrai (France), Albert Bray (France), Niederrhein (Germany), Villacoublay (France), Valkenburg (Netherlands), Monchengladbach (Germany), Rouen (France), Meppen-Mil (Germany), Evreux (France).


    Temperature variation graph for the last seven days


    Humidity Variation Graph


    Wind speed


    Weather Station: Beauvechain (latitude 50-45N, longitude 004-46E)

    Local Time:

    Beauvechain is in the "Europe/Brussels" timezone.

    The "Europe/Brussels" timezone uses a Standard Time (ST) / Daylight Saving Time (DST) alternation scheme, and it currently is in ST (since Sunday, 27 October 2024, 02:00 AM local time). During ST, the timezone abbreviation is CET and the offset to Universal Time (UTC, GMT or Zulu) is +1:00 hours.

    Beauvechain will exit standard time (entering DST) on Sunday, 30 March 2025, at 02:00 AM local time, when clocks will be turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, 30 March 2025, 03:00 AM local daylight time. During DST, the timezone abbreviation is CEST and the offset to UTC will be +2:00 hours.

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