for the holidays, what weather to expect after the bad weather of recent days

WEATHER – While France suffered severe bad weather, leading to serious flooding, linked to an unprecedented episode in the Cévennes, the weather will experience a lull for the holidays, announces The Weather Channel this Sunday, October 20. However, this return to calm is not expected to last, but at least until Thursday.

Here is what we know about the weather over the next few days during the All Saints’ Day holiday period starting this Monday, October 21.

• Monday: sunshine over 3/4 of the country, but rain in the northeast

The weather will be rather mild in most of the territory, except in the north-east near the English Channel and Brittany in Nord-Pas-de-Calais where the atmosphere will be gray. On the Mediterranean side, we will have to count on fog which will gradually lift to give way to the sun and a few clouds.

In terms of temperatures, it will be generally mild across the country.

• Tuesday, slight drop in temperatures

On Tuesday, the weather will improve for the northwest thanks to the return of the Azores anticyclone, but not for the southwest which will see the arrival of a few showers. The sun will still be present in a large part of the country.

Temperatures will drop, but still remain seasonal.

• Wednesday, bright sunshine

Wednesday, bright sunshine for all of France with the weather expected to be calm. The Weather Channel warns of the presence of fog and mist in the morning. It’s the sunniest day of the week.

The morning coolness will be attenuated in the afternoon and temperatures will be generally mild.

• Thursday, the weather gradually deteriorates

Thursday will be less pleasant than the day before as the Azores high pressure will weaken. Near the Mediterranean, the weather will start to cloud over and become humid. The weather over Brittany will also be disrupted. Over the rest of the territory, the sky will be fairly clear, but will become cloudy towards the end of the day.

On the mercury side, the minimums will be low. The softness will increase during the day. It will be mild in the afternoon, around 20°C on average.

• Friday, return of rain

Friday will be unanimously gray as a depression deepens from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. In the south-east, a risk of bad weather is not excluded, warns La Chaîne Météo.

A drop in temperatures is expected in the afternoon.

Overall, during the week, we will expect temperatures ranging from 7 to 15°C in the morning and between 18 and 23°C in the afternoon, from north to south for the maximums. Values ​​2°C higher than seasonal norms, underlines the weather forecast site.

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