From midnight for the Var, and from 5 a.m. Monday for the Alpes-Maritimes. And up to 16h for both departments.
If the end of the weekend will be mild in the 06 and 83, the start of the week should bring its share of bad weather.
Météo-France has in fact placed a yellow alert on our territories, both to “storms” and to “rain-flood”.
“On Monday morning, a fairly strong rainstorm episode is expected across the entire departmentspecify the prefecture services. These storms produce heavy precipitation of the order of from 40 to 50mm in a short time, sometimes less than an hour, and slowly shift towards the east. Accumulations of 60 or even 80mm in a short time are possible.”
The storms should then move towards the Alpes-Maritimes at midday. “Some of them could be less mobile or stationary, the accumulations would then be on the rise, around 100 to 120mmparticularly in coastal areas, and an increase in the level of vigilance may be considered.”
The Prefect of Var “calls for vigilance during any travel and to exercise caution near waterways.”
Caution instructions when approaching a storm or during a rain-flood watch
Thunderstorms
– Protect objects sensitive to wind
– Do not take shelter under trees
– Avoid walks in the forest and near the coast
– Avoid using telephones and electrical devices
Rain-flood
– Do not enter a submerged road on foot or by car.
– Do not approach watercourses or areas that are usually flooded.
– Follow the situation by consulting www.vigicrues.gouv.fr
– Do not go down into the basements.
Two departments on orange alert from 6 p.m. this Sunday
Gard and Hérault are placed on orange alert due to the risk of heavy rain storms on Sunday late afternoon and evening, Météo-France announced.
Stormy rains will reach the Cévennes and Haut-Languedoc around midday then spread towards the plains of Gard and Hérault and the “rainfall intensities could be high” And “not very mobile”, which could cause “intense runoff phenomena”informed Météo-France in its latest bulletin at 10 a.m.
As a result, the meteorological institute placed these two departments on orange alert for rain, flooding and storms from 6 p.m.
During the night from Sunday to Monday, this unstable weather will move over the Rhone Valley and Provence, particularly along the coast, Météo-France reported.
