You should expect very rough weather this week. It will be impossible to escape rain, wind or downpours at one point or another. The days from Monday to Thursday are the most at risk.
A vast Atlantic low pressure system encompasses all of western Europe to the Mediterranean. An aggravating phenomenon is the rise of Cyclone Kirk towards our latitudes. Even if when approaching us it loses its tropical characteristics, it will remain very energetic when interacting with the jet stream with the risk of violent winds, even storms. The only “good” news comes from the temperatures: with a wind oriented to the southwest, it will be mild, a mildness to be put into perspective because of the rain and the wind.
An already very degraded Monday
An episode of heavy rain and thunderstorms sets in from the Pyrenees to the Center East via the Massif Central and the Cévennes with a fairly turbulent southerly wind. At the end of the afternoon, stormy rains will come up from the Mediterranean. Regions north of the Seine will stay away with cloudy skies, but generally dry weather.
Bad weather episode Tuesday in the south and east
Mediterranean stormy rains will invade a large south-eastern quarter as far as Franche-Comté. In all these regions, be careful, because the accumulation of rain is expected to be significant, which could lead to risks of rivers overflowing, or even flooding. In the west, the weather will be unstable with showers, stormy near the Atlantic.
Wednesday, arrival of ex-hurricane Kirk, violent winds and heavy rains in the north and west of the country
Rain and storms will move towards Switzerland and Italy and the weather will improve from the Pyrenees to the eastern flank of the country. On the other hand, in the north and west, linked to the rise of ex-cyclone Kirk, a violent gale is expected with gusts of more than 100 km/h in the evening and night from Wednesday to Thursday. It will rain heavily when the ex-hurricane passes north of the Loire.
Thursday, ex-Hurricane Kirk moves away
On Thursday, with the movement of ex-Hurricane Kirk towards the Benelux, the wind will still blow violently in the north and east of France in the morning at nearly 100 km/h. More generally, unstable weather will prevail with frequent showers across the country. Mistral and Tramontane will suddenly strengthen in the Mediterranean.
Improved Friday in the cool
Finally, on Friday, the trend is towards improvement despite still very numerous clouds and a few showers north of the Seine. With the direction of the wind to the northwest, temperatures will begin to drop to below seasonal norms.
Original article published on La Chaîne Météo