strong deterioration this weekend, rain, snow and possible storms in Occitanie

The weather deteriorates further this weekend Occitania. In the Languedocthe conditions weather report promises to be rough at times, especially during the night from Saturday to Sunday. Here are the expert forecasts.

The weather report

Next night, the weather deteriorates further in the region. The rain is returning to the side of Cévennes basically. It also concerns the northern part of the department of Gard. Conversely, in the coastal plains of Languedoc, no rain tonight. This Saturday January 25precipitation increases in Cévennes during the day, just like the south wind in the Camargue with gusts close to 60 km/h. At the end of the afternoon and evening, a cold front progresses over Occitania, from West to East. He sweeps the Midi-Toulousain then the Roussillon and the Languedocaccompanied by a brief westerly gale with gusts close to 80 km/h locally.

The snow returns

As it passes, cold air moves into altitude and the rain-snow limit will lower. Thus, snow will fall in abundance, temporarily, on the side of Aigoual and the Lozere. Holding on to the ground will be difficult at first because the ground will be soggy following the rains of the previous hours. However, we hope to have a good layer of snow Sunday morning when we wake up. On the order of 5 to 10 cm on the side of the Alti Aigoual ski resort a you Mont-Lozère. If the cold air arrives faster than expected, a layer of snow of 15 cm is possible around 1400 meters on these massifs. Likewise, the snow will also be back on Aubrac and the Margeride.

Thunderstorm risk

Regarding the storm risk, this concerns the interior plains of Gard, this Saturday evening. When the winds shift, instability will form and a rain-storm line should circulate quickly between the Gard and Ardèche, between approximately 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. The risk of thunderstorms will be particularly present in the department of Ardèche but thunder could also be heard towards the Cèze valley in the north of the Gard department. In terms of cumulative rain, they will only reach 10 to 20 mm in the Gard plain (inland) and 20 to 50 mm in Cévennes. No watering planned on the coast, nor in Héraultnor in the Roussillon.

For the day of Sunday January 26the weather improves temporarily. The sun is back and shines very generously in the morning. Then, in the afternoon, the maritime entries will return but it will be rather mild, around the 12°C to 15°C in the plain at the best of the day in Languedoc… These maritime entries will be the first signs of a new deterioration at the start of next week in the Languedoc ! The weather forecasts for your department or city are available 24/7 in the weather section from our website or mobile application InfOccitanie.