First “notable” cold snap next week in the north with temperatures close to 0°C

It will be cold next week in the north of France. The anticyclone which has protected the country for several weeks will slide towards the Atlantic under the pressure of a cold drop which will plunge from Germany towards the Mediterranean, predicts La Chaîne Météo.

From Wednesday, there will be showers from the east to the south and strong winds in the Massif Central. In the north, it will be the end of the tunnel of gray with the return of clearing thanks to the lifting of the north wind which will cool the atmosphere », Specifies the weather site.

Temperatures will continue to drop in the coming days to below seasonal averages. Showers or showers are expected in the plains to the north and snow in the mountains above 1000 meters on average, indicates La Chaîne Météo.

3°C in the North Friday morning

For meteorologist Guillaume Séchet, we should expect “ an accentuation of freshness throughout France ». « By the middle of next week, some scenarios envisage maximum temperatures below the 10°C mark over nearly two-thirds of France, marking a first notable burst of freshness. », he writes on his site.

Friday morning, Météo France predicts, for example, only 3°C in Lille and Arras, 2°C in Cambrai and Valenciennes and even 1°C in Avesnes-sur-Helpe. And the afternoon clearings will struggle to raise the mercury above 6°C. The week of November 18 should be close to normal for the month of November in terms of temperatures and precipitation, according to Météo France.