As you will probably have noticed, the day of this Sunday, May 4, 2025, ending the first May bridge, was particularly watered … Indeed, it fell up to 69 mm of water during the day in certain corners of the Pyrénées-Orientales.
It was on the side of the Albères and Vallespir that the largest accumulation of precipitation was recorded by the Météo France pluviometer this Sunday: 69 mm on the day. Followed very closely by the Perthus sector where 58.2 mm of rain fell, then Saint-Marsal, west of Aspres, with 54 mm. In the plain, the cumulation remains as high with 43 mm in Perpignan on the day of Sunday and 39 mm, further north, in Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet. The watering was less intense cerdagne side and capcir where only 10 to 15 mm of rain were raised.
“There were two passages during the day, one at the end of the morning and another at the end of the afternoon. It was the latter who watered the department the most“, says Gabriel Lellouche, forecaster at Météo France. Indeed, between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., in only 1 hour, he fell 30 mm in Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, 30 mm in Saint-Marsal, 19 mm in Perthus, 20 mm in Vivès and 22 mm in Perpignan.
“An excess already important for May 5”
For this beginning of the month, already 25 mm of rain have been noted, “For a normal 83 mm over a whole month of May“, Specifies the forecaster.”An excess already important for May 5. If we remain on this risk of precipitation, we could get closer to record figures“, He continues. But still far from these record years for the Pyrénées-Orientales where 265 mm and 183 mm of rains had been recorded … in 1977 and 2010!
And for the rest of the week the forecasters of Météo France do not announce good news. After the strong precipitation this Sunday, the trend will remain in the gloomy time for the coming days and in particular for the bridge of 8-May. “”This afternoon (this Monday, May 5), the department is placed in yellow thunderstorm vigilance, especially in the Vallespir and the Albères where 20 to 40 mm of precipitation are expected. Tomorrow (Tuesday, May 6) Rebelote, stormy precipitation, between 10 and 20 mm, are expected. And you should not expect a bridge of sunny 8-May …“Concludes Gabriel Lellouche.
