Our maps show that Storm Ashley is now heading towards northwest Europe. Will it hit France head-on? Find our latest forecasts in this article.
A new storm was named a few hours ago by the Irish Weather Service. Her name is Ashley and she’s heading to northwest Europe.
This storm arrives in a delicate context, while France has been affected by significant bad weather over the last two weeks, with the passage of ex-hurricanes Kirk and Leslie.
Which direction is this storm heading? Is it heading towards France or will it hit another country? Find our latest forecasts in this article as well as the complete weather forecasts for the entire weekend in France.
Ashley is not heading to France!
While France has been affected by catastrophic floods for almost three days, Storm Ashley, very fortunately, heading towards Ireland and the northern British Isles.
France should therefore remain on the sidelines of this storm, which could cause violent gusts of wind between Sunday evening and Monday in Ireland and the north of the British Isles. The strongest winds are expected over northwest England, north Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Gusts could approach 110 to 130 km/h. Inland, winds should be less strong, but the weather conditions still promise to be very rough in these regions.
France should therefore remain on the sidelines of this storm. However, rains and stronger winds are expected in the north-western regions for the day of Sunday. Here are the latest forecasts for this weekend.
More rain this Saturday!
Further rain is therefore unfortunately forecast for this day in the west of France with the arrival of a new disruption.
This rain could unfortunately once again cause watercourses to react and cause flooding. The soils are now completely saturated, the slightest precipitation makes the territories extremely sensitive.
Some clearing should return on Saturday afternoon in the north-west of the country, after the passage of the disturbance in the morning.
The south-eastern regions will find rather sunny conditions, allowing cleaning operations to continue in these areas affected by the violent bad weather in recent days.
Rough weather in the northwest on Sunday!
With Storm Ashley hitting the British Isles on Sunday, weather conditions are expected to deteriorate significantly in the north-western regions.
The map above shows that wind gusts could approach 80 km/h along the English Channel.
Moreover, sustained rain is expected on Sunday along the Channel coast, between Finistère and the Nord department.
Over the rest of the country, rather sunny conditions should prevail with a certain mildness as a result, since temperatures are expected to exceed 20 degrees Sunday afternoon in most regions.
