Weekend weather in Occitania: return of sunny spells, strong mild weather and southerly wind… up to 25°C at the foot of the Pyrenees!

After the winter week that part of France experienced, clearings and mildness are back for the weekend. The weather promises to be pleasant in many regions except in the north-west of France which will remain subject to showers.

Saturday November 23

The sun will generally dominate the day. High clouds will invade the central Pyrenees, carried by a fairly strong southerly wind. Around the Mediterranean, maritime entries will bring low clouds to the Cévennes and the Rhône valley. It will rain lightly this Saturday evening and the following night. In the morning, the frosts will reach the South-West. The predicted maximums are 12°C in Carcassonne; 13°C in Rodez, Auch and Narbonne; 14°C in Montauban and Agen; 15°C in Cahors and Foix; 16°C in Albi and Castres; 18°C in Tarbes and 20°C in Pau.

Elsewhere in France, the day promises to be bright in many regions. An Atlantic disturbance will give very cloudy skies over the North-West with light rain along the Channel, more heavy over Finistère. This gloomy weather will be accompanied by a southerly wind of 60 to 80 km/h. In the Paris region and the northeastern regions, the sky is cloudy with a few drops of rain locally. Minimum temperatures will still be close to 0°C in many regions with severe frosts in the mountains. In the afternoon, they will be between 12°C and almost 20°C at the foot of the Pyrenees and in Corsica.

Sunday November 24

In the morning, the sky will be variable in Midi-Pyrénées but cloudy over part of the Pyrenean foothills. In Languedoc, cloudy and rainy weather. The weather will hardly change in the afternoon with a hazy sky in Midi-Pyrénées and a rainy sky over Languedoc with sea wind. The Autan wind will be sensitive and blow across the Toulouse region at 40 km/h in the morning but at more than 70 km/h in the afternoon. The maximum will be 15°C in Rodez; 18°C in Toulouse, Auch; 19°C in Carcassonne and Agen; 20°C in Montauban, Albi, Castres, Cahors and Narbonne; 21°C in Tarbes; 23°C in Pau.

Elsewhere in France, more rain will arrive via Brittany. The wind will be strong in the northwest of the country. From the Pyrenees to the Jura and the Alps and Alsace, the sky will be variable, with milder temperatures, and beautiful clearings in New Aquitaine and Auvergne. Temperatures will be milder in the morning, in the afternoon they will range from 8°C in Alsace to 22°C in the Basque Country.

Next week the weather will remain mild. The atmosphere will be spring-like in the South-West, indicates La Chaîne Météo. The southeast will maintain dry weather with wind. The northern half of France will still experience rainy spells with wind. According to early trends, December could be mild with relatively few showers. To be confirmed in the coming weeks.