MAP. Météo France places three departments of Occitanie on thunderstorm alert, what to expect this Tuesday afternoon?

After an almost summer weekend with temperatures that caused the thermometer to rise, the rain returned this Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

Three departments of Occitanie on alert

Météo France has decided to place three departments in the south of France and the Occitanie region on yellow alert for a risk of thunderstorms. A vigilance which will begin this Tuesday afternoon from 3 p.m.

• Hérault
• hears
• Pyrenees-Orientales

Stormy rain in the afternoon

According to the weather police, “the cloud cover remains compact all day long in the Rhône delta towards the Cévennes, Montagne Noire, Lauragais and Roussillon. Light to temporarily moderate rain is forecast for Languedoc-Roussillon , which could even take on a stormy character in the afternoon. A few showers are also possible on the Pyrenean ridges, as well as in the north of the Massif Central and the Massif Central. south of the Alps. In the rest of the country, clearings are gaining more and more ground, particularly from the South-West to the Center-East, but the gray weather persists north of the Loire. The weather remains very sunny in Corsica and on. the Côte d'Azur.

Rainfall accumulations could range from 20 to 80 mm

According to our colleagues from InfOccitanie, during the afternoon, “the rain continued to fall in showers, in a localized manner, on the coast of Aude and that of Hérault”. With accumulations of 20 to 30 mm possible in one hour. Or even around 50 to 80 mm in 3 hours.

Still according to the forecast site, “heavy rain or thunderstorms could form a few kilometers offshore in the Mediterranean and not penetrate inland”.