Météo France announces that the north of France will be hit by a summer sun while the south will experience stormy weather. This phenomenon is known and is called the "barometric swamp" Four departments of the South-West (Gers, Landes, Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénés-Atlantiques) were placed in "orange" vigilance by Métée France because of the risk of violent thunderstorms.
The meteorological summer that starts this Thursday and ends on August 31.