For more than ten days, some towns in northern France have not seen a single minute of sunshine. Will the latter finally return this weekend or, on the contrary, will the grayness persist? Find our latest forecasts in this article.
The northern half of France has been plunged under a thick layer of gray for more than ten days, and there is no reason for that to change this weekend: the sky will remain desperately gray! Consequently, temperatures are still expected to be cool for the season and below seasonal norms.
In the south, after several sunny days and great mildness, the weather conditions this weekend are expected to be much more disrupted. In addition to the Orange alert issued for Aude and Hérault due to heavy stormy rain expected in the coming hours, wet weather is forecast in the southwest of France. Moreover, The entire Mediterranean region will be affected by stormy rains on Saturday.
What should we actually expect this weekend? After a wet Saturday, can the sun come back on Sunday? Will the northern half of France finally see the sun again? Find our latest forecasts in this article.
A very disturbed Saturday in the south!
Stormy rains will come up from the Mediterranean over the next few hours and water the entire Mediterranean region. The departments of Aude and Hérault have also been placed on orange alert. due to cumulative rainfall which could locally reach 130 to 180 liters of water per square meter in just a few hours.
This Saturday morning, stormy rains will affect the south-east of France, with locally sustained intensities between Hérault, Gard, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Alpes-Maritimes. Eastern Corsica will also be affected by heavy stormy rains, leading to locally significant precipitation accumulations.
A disturbance will also bring showers to the southwest of France, with potentially sustained rains towards the Basque Country.
In the north of France, the weather conditions will remain unchanged, with once again a real pea puree. Indeed, fog and low clouds will be widespread, sometimes considerably reducing visibility.
Improvement in the southeast during the day
During the day, weather conditions should improve towards the Mediterranean regions with the return of some clearings in Languedoc-Roussillon. Orange vigilance should also be lifted from early morning this Saturday for the departments of Aude and Hérault.
Saturday afternoon, the weather will remain unstable in the southwest of France with overcast skies and showers. The feeling promises to be significantly more autumnal after a very sunny and mild period observed for more than ten days in these regions.
Furthermore, the sky will remain overcast in the northwest regions, with very little hope of seeing the sun between Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Normandy, Île-de-France, Hauts-de-France and Champagne.
However, some nice clearings could develop between the Alps, Franche-Comté and Alsace.
Better Sunday?
Unfortunately, an overcast sky should envelop France throughout the day on Sunday, with some light rain expected here and there.
Only the eastern regions, and especially from the southeast, will do well with nice sunny spells.
After the bad weather the day before, the Mediterranean rim will find clear sunshine. Mistral and tramontane will blow in their respective areas, with gusts reaching nearly 60 to 70 km/h.
