Descent of polar air, episode 2. While this week was marked by severe late frosts, a new episode of cold begins in France after a weekend with higher temperatures.
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A new mass of cold air from the Arctic arrives in France this Sunday, via Brittany in particular.
A few snowflakes could thus be observed, sometimes holding on to the ground as in the Côtes-d'Armor.
#Snow showers in inland Brittany temporarily whiten the soils this morning.
It will freeze next night 🥶 https://t.co/gmuxHpkJTR
- The Weather Channel (@lachainemeteo) April 11, 2021
This is a taste of what awaits the country all week, as shown in this animation of the air mass between this Sunday and the next days provided by The Weather Channel.
The rains of this Saturday are linked to a conflict of air masses, between the again cold air coming down from the British Isles, and the mild air still present over France.
This flow of polar air will cause new # frosts from Monday morning 🥶 pic.twitter.com/L6VUCO6aSm
- The Weather Channel (@lachainemeteo) April 10, 2021
However, the trend is not towards snow.
A high pressure should keep the skies clear over most of the country.
Moreover, since spring is already well underway, the negative temperatures will not last all day.
Characteristic of the season, quite pronounced temperature differences will occur with frosts at night and levels between 10 ° C and 15 ° C during the day, the highest levels for the south of the country.
Further damage to crops is to be feared
These two maps, provided by the weather channel, make it possible to visualize for Monday morning and Tuesday morning the zones where frosts should occur and their intensity.
They will continue until Friday at least and will affect almost all of France.
/ The weather channel
The thermometer should drop a little lower than this week.
But further damage is to be feared on crops.
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