An episode of violent storms will affect almost the entire country this weekend, update on the forecasts.
The heat peak should be reached this Thursday, June 27, 2024, where it is up to 35°C in Occitania in the afternoon. Temperatures will drop slightly from Friday before a completely different weekend in terms of weather. “It is on Saturday that the storm development will reach its peak, with a risk of violent storms which could affect a large southern and eastern part of the country”, details Météo France, speaking of “intense precipitation, hail and violent winds “.
“The most violent storms could affect Franche-Comté, Lorraine and Alsace. In these regions, cumulative rainfall of 50 to 80 mm in a short period of time, very strong gusts (up to 100 km/h), large hail and intense electrical activity are possible.”
Over most of France, storm activity will be strong during the afternoon of Saturday. In the southwest and northeast, thunderstorms will rumble until the night.
Meteo France
More storms in the east, Sunday during the elections
According to Météo France forecasts, storms will persist on the German border until the afternoon of Sunday June 30, 2024, the day when the French are called back to the polls for the first round of early legislative elections. In the east of the country, showers are expected all day when the sky should clear up on the Atlantic coast and the southwest.
Temperatures will be plummeting compared to this week’s values. “We do not expect more than 20°C in the Paris basin or Toulouse, and another 25°C in the Rhône valley. Temperatures will have dropped by 15°C in these eastern regions after the storms pass” , anticipates the Weather Channel. “In general, temperatures will drop below seasonal averages this Sunday, with barely 20°C in the afternoon, except around the Mediterranean where the sun will prevail at the cost of the wind.”
