Weather: temperatures below 10°C, freezing wind and morning frosts… A foretaste of winter is settling in France this week

Hats, scarves and gloves are required from this Tuesday, November 12 as France prepares to welcome its first fall cold snap. After a mild period, temperatures will drop several degrees, settling below seasonal norms in many regions.

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From Tuesday morning, minimum temperatures will oscillate between 4°C in the Alps and 13°C on the Mediterranean coast. In 24 hours, some cities even lose between 4 to 8 degrees, such as Nice which goes from 20°C to 12°C. In the afternoon, the maximums will struggle to exceed 10°C in the northern half, with 9°C in Bourges and 10°C in Paris.

This cooling is caused by the arrival of a “cold drop”, a pocket of icy air from Germany, which drops the temperature to -30°C at altitude and plunges France into a winter atmosphere. Maximums will not exceed 13°C in Toulouse until Saturday

Wind gusts of up to 90 km/h in Marseille

On Wednesday and Thursday, the cold will intensify, with minimums close to zero in the North-East and the first frosts expected throughout the east of the country, explains La Chaîne Météo. This will be particularly the case in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, where the thermometer could show 1°C in the early morning, and in Belfort, around 3°C. The mistral and the wind will further accentuate the feeling of cold in the South, with gusts of up to 90 km/h in Marseille.

From Friday, a mild spell will set in in the southern half, where temperatures will remain very pleasant, reaching up to 22°C in Ajaccio, and 18 to 19°C along the Mediterranean arc. This weekend, temperatures should stabilize around 15°C during the day over a large part of the territory, with more marked variations between the south, where it will be hotter, and the north, where the atmosphere will remain cooler. .