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After an episode of unprecedented heat, thunderstorms and a drop in drastic temperatures are expected in France this weekend

After an episode of unprecedented heat, thunderstorms and a drop in drastic temperatures are expected in France this weekend
After an episode of unprecedented heat, thunderstorms and a drop in drastic temperatures are expected in France this weekend

Summer in spring, it’s over! While hexagon currently knows A remarkable heat episode a clear change promises to be from Saturday May 3. The arrival of a cold drop is largely the cause. According to Météo-France, this fresh air pocket at altitude “must park for several days on the near Atlantic”.

It will thus destabilize the mass of hot air present on the ground, resulting in a marked degradation of time on Saturday, with that day clouds and thunderstorms on a large part of the country. The maximums are down slightly, with 17 to 22 degrees on Hauts-de-France, regions close to the English Channel and the borders of the North, as well as the coastal borders, they still reach 23 to 28 degrees everywhere else “specifies the organization.

Sunday will be a tipping point. “Temperatures fall spectacularly and should even sometimes go below seasonal normal, a trend that will be confirmed or even increase at the start of next week”warned on Wednesday Météo-France.

Over a large northern half, mercury will no longer exceed 12 to 15 ° C on Sunday, compared to 28 to 30 ° C just two days earlier, reports the card Météo-France . In Paris, we are just waiting 16 ° C in the rain, against 28 Friday, a collapse of 12 degrees in 48 hours. Same observation in the west of the country, between Rennes, Tours (Indre-et-Loire) or Le Mans (Sarthe), where the maximums will remain below 16 ° C.

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Only the Mediterranean periphery could escape this cooling. In these areas, temperatures should remain equivalent, a few degrees between Marseille and Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales).

The trend is confirmed at the start of next week, with The return of a significantly cooler time than the previous week, temporarily below normal in early May “. Good news, however: “The time will be mild on a large part of the country” et “The risk of showers should be mainly present in the mountains in the southern half “.


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