The weather is getting worse this weekend.
A
“strong deterioration”
will affect the south-east on Saturday,
“with heavy rain and snow in the mountains”
, from the
Cévennes
to the
South region
, anticipates
La Chaîne Météo
* in its latest bulletin.
The
Atlantic coast
and the
southwest plains
are also expected to experience
“very turbulent”
weather ,
“sustained rain”
and
“strong gusts”
.
Only the
northeastern regions
“will stay away from this turbulent and disrupted weather”
, adds the specialist site.
The south-eastern quarter of France will in fact be covered by a
“strong rainy and windy deterioration”
, influenced by a depression
“plunging from the Atlantic towards the Mediterranean”
.
The
Gulf of Lion
(north-west end of the Mediterranean Sea), the
Rhône valley
as well as the heights of the
Alps
and the
Massif Central
will be swept by a wind which will reach up to 100 km/h in gusts, especially on the high -landforms.
Potential floods and floods
In the
Cévennes
,
“the rains will be abundant”
, continues
La Chaîne Météo
.
These may exceed 100 mm.
“A third episode of heavy rains will occur in
Provences-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur
and more particularly in the
Alpes-Maritimes
, where the soils are saturated
,” adds the bulletin.
The specialized site warns of potential
“mudslides, flash floods”
as well as
“flooding in low points”
.
In the Cévennes,
“the rains will be abundant”
and could exceed 100 mm.
The Weather Channel
The winter of 2023/2024 was also particularly wet due to the regular disturbances which marked the French territory, after several very dry months in 2023. Over the entire winter period, France even “
recorded a surplus rain of around 12% on average,”
pointed out La Chaîne Météo a few days ago.
Snow in abundance
In the mountains, snow is expected
“in abundance”
south
of the Alps
and in the
border Alps
, from 1000 meters.
In the west, the weather will be
“humid and windy with the passage of a disturbance which will bring sustained rain”
, predicts
La Chaîne Météo
.
From the
Grand Est
to the
north of the Alps
, the weather will be dry for a large part of the day on Saturday.
On Sunday, the weather should be
“calmer”
, with drier weather near the
Mediterranean
.
Everywhere else, clouds will remain
“numerous”
and will be accompanied
“sometimes by rain or showers”
.
The
Breton
and
Atlantic
coasts will be hit by a
“fairly strong”
wind .
*
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