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Weather: violent storms expected in France this week due to a new “cold drop”
WEATHER – Only five days until summer and yet the weather still looks, over a large part of the country, like that of October. Unfortunately, good weather will not arrive with the summer solstice on June 21, when a ” cold drop » will cross France this week, according to weather forecasts. But the repercussions will not be the same for the entire territory.
A “ cold drop » is a pocket of cold air aloft that descends and conflicts with warm flows, and eventually erupts as rain. “ These low pressure areas are associated with an unstable air mass. They often cause disrupted weather, with showers, associated with strong gusts of wind. specifies Météo France.
According to Gilles Matricon, meteorologist from The Weather Channel interviewed by The Parisianthe one who will settle in the country from this Monday, June 17 will have the effect of a “ heat pump » in particular by doing “bringing very hot air from Tunisia over the east and south of France”. Thus, the mercury is expected to rise with temperatures of up to 30°C at the foot of the Pyrenees.
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Good weather for the end of the month?
Because of the depression, the west and north of France will see showers and storms that are sometimes violent. The French Storm Observatory Keraunos is forecasting a stormy episode lasting several days which will arrive this Monday in central France. “Sometimes strong thunderstorms may develop in the afternoon between northern Auvergne and Burgundy, before a second burst at the end of the day between northern Aquitaine and the Center. These storms could be strong, with heavy rain and hail. indicates the structure.
Thunderstorms ” virulent », Intense rain and strong gusts of wind are expected for the rest of the week in Aquitaine, the Center, Burgundy and Lorraine.
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The Weather Channel warns of hailstorms to be expected, and estimates that Thursday will be the day most at risk.
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But don’t lose hope! According to Gilles Matricon, “the good weather could set in lastingly from the end of June”. And finally summer begins.
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