The Weather Channel * warned Thursday against the risk of sometimes violent thunderstorms, especially in the night from Saturday to Sunday.
Motorists, expected in large numbers for this Pentecost weekend, are urged to be cautious.
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“France will find itself this weekend in a situation of conflict between fresh air arriving from the near Atlantic and hot air rising from the Maghreb towards Central Europe”,
specifies the Weather Channel.
While not all regions will necessarily be affected, violent phenomena are to be expected in France.
The depression will cross the country from the southwest to the northeast.
In addition to thunderstorms, the rains can also be occasionally heavy.
“The southeastern regions should escape this stormy salvo
,” notes the chain.
While not all regions will necessarily be affected, violent stormy phenomena are to be expected in France.
The Weather Channel.
It will be necessary to wait until Monday to find calmer and cooler weather:
"The high pressure could reinflate by the West and the depression shift towards Central Europe".
As for the temperatures, they will be quite high on Saturday afternoon and will be between 22 and 27°C in the West and the North, between 28 and 34°C towards the southeast and up to 35°C in Corsica. .
However, it will be necessary to expect a drop in temperatures of 2 to 3°C on average on Sunday.
While Bison Futé anticipates a busy weekend on the roads, including a Red Friday in the direction of departures, the Weather Channel also calls on motorists to be careful due to weather conditions.
“Stormy showers could disrupt your road conditions on your journey”
, thus warns the chain which advises travelers to
“reduce speed”
in the event of thunderstorms and heavy rain and, above all, not to
“brake suddenly to avoid the aquaplaning phenomenon.
*The Weather Channel is a property of the Figaro group.