Weather – from one extreme to another. While temperatures were around 25 ° C at the start of the day this Saturday, May 3 in Paris, the capital was surprised this afternoon by a meteorological phenomenon worthy of December.
Around 4 p.m., the Parisian sky has seen impressive thunderstorms appear. An important drop in hail was followed. On social networks, several images show massive hailstones, which have covered the streets and balconies in just a few minutes. “Half in Paris not warns WTF?” »»hallucinates an X user from the terrace of a restaurant.
This May 1st was the warmest ever measured in Paris, record temperatures elsewhere in France
Others had fun with the situation, like this surfer who supposed that Parisians were going to take the opportunity to put their white wine bottles in the fridge, huddled between the hailstones.
Disturbed transport
However, this phenomenon has caused several disturbances. Some streets are flooded, making traffic difficult. Line 2 of the metro is also impacted and does not serve the Victor Hugo station. L’Atelier des Lumières, a museum located in the 11th arrondissement, was evacuated.
-The Hauts-de-Seine were also affected, especially in Boulogne or Saint-Cloud. This is also the case with Seine-Saint-Denis or Yvelines.
This week had however been marked by an episode of heat and sunshine on a large part of the territory, up to 30 ° in Paris on Friday May 2. Météo France had announced a drastic drop in temperatures on Sunday, with 16 ° C in Paris, 14 ° C in Caen or 13 ° C in Lille.
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