After the heat, make room for thunderstorms! Locally violent phenomena are expected in France in the coming hours, and Météo-France Place d’Ores already 3/4 of France in yellow alert!
After several days of high school conditions and temperatures worthy of a full summer, with even heat records in the key, time will gradually turn to the storm. And these thunderstorms could locally prove violent.
For the moment, France still benefits from a few sunny hours, and above all very hot, with maximums that could locally exceed 30 ° C in the shade this afternoon, Particularly between the Center-Val de Loire region, Île-de-France, the Alsace plain and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
But in the evening, with the Portuguese cold drop which is gradually approaching the country, Thunderstorms will break out in the southwest. They can be locally strong. Other thunderstorms are expected this weekend in several regions. They too could prove to be intense, accompanied by heavy rains. Météo-France has already placed 3/4 of France in yellow alert.
What should you expect? What regions will be affected by these thunderstorms during the weekend? Find all our latest forecasts in this article.
Nearly 40 departments placed in yellow vigilance
Météo-France has already placed 3/4 of France in yellow vigilance in yellow vigilance For thunderstorms expected in France over the next 24 hours.
The cold drop presents off Portugal will gradually cause unstable weather conditions in the southwest of the country, With expected thunderstorms on the Pyrenees and the south of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Also note that thunderstorms will be able to break out tonight and next night on the Atlantic facade, From New Aquitaine to Brittany.
- According to the latest forecasts, The risk of locally strong thunderstorms In the coming hours should mainly concern the south of New Aquitaine.
Thunderstorms expected on Saturday
This Saturday, thunderstorms will be able to break out throughout the day in the regions north of the Loire. They will be more numerous in the afternoon between Brittany, Île-de-France, Normandy, Hauts-de-France and the borders of the Northeast.
Locally strong storms are also expected on Saturday afternoon Between the Pyrenees, the Massif Central and Burgundy. The potential for strong thunderstorms is well present with the heat accumulated during the day in these regions.
Yellow vigilance to thunderstorms
Due to locally strong storms expected over the next 24 hours, Météo-France has placed a large part of France in yellow vigilance.
New thunderstorms on Sunday
Sunday, Sometimes strong, not very mobile and very rainy thunderstorms will invite themselves in the regions of the south of France. It will be necessary to monitor them, because heavy rains are possible between the Southwest and the Alps, can locally cause significant runs.
In the North, a sunny weather will return between Brittany, Île-de-France and Hauts-de-France, but the feeling will no longer be summer, With temperatures having sometimes dropped by almost 10 to 15 degrees compared to Friday afternoon!
The colder air should invade the entire territory at the start of next week With a stormy risk which should almost completely disappear.
Snow will even make its return to the mountains on the Pyrenees and the Alps.
