The weather is likely to be rainy this week in Loire-Atlantique and more widely throughout the Pays de la Loire region and France. Cyclone Kirk is expected to approach the European coast with astrong or even violent wind
and heavy rains, according to Météo-France. It would diminish to become a storm as it approaches the Atlantic coast.
The situation is expected to deteriorate between Wednesday October 9 and Thursday October 10, 2024. Having become a post-tropical depression, this system will circulate over France between Wednesday and Thursday”indicates Météo-France.
What trajectory?
The path of depression is not yet certain. Several models bring it closer to the French coast, to the south of Pays de la Loire.
The trajectory “most likely”according to the Weather Channel, would pass from “west-central to northeast” with a depressed heart “ along the axis of the Loire ». “A large part of France will be exposed next Wednesday and Thursday”and “the trajectory does not change from now on”.
Rainfall totals exceeded
The French storm and tornado observatory Keraunos announces a significant rainy episode. “ By the end of the week, many areas could have exceeded the monthly rainfall usually recorded in October.
Météo-France forecasts cumulative rainfall of up to “40 to 60 mm in a few hours” in the North West. Gusts up to 120 to 130 km/h would be expected on “the coasts and inland”according to forecasts from the Weather Channel.
