On Friday, the weather will be marked by new rains in the southeast while in the afternoon, most regions will keep a generous sun, according to Météo-France forecasts.
On the Alps border and the north of Corsica, the sky will remain covered during a good part of the day, the rains will be durable and sometimes stormy. The rain-snow limit will be around 2400 to 2600 m on the alpine massif. In the afternoon, thunderstorms will occasionally reach the coast of the Côte d'Azur. These rains will diminish in the evening, except on Corsica where the rainy and stormy activity will persist.
Clouds towards the Massif Central and the Pyrenees
In the margins of this disturbed time, from the south of Alsace, in the Jura and the Northern Alps, as well as on the south of Corsica, the cloudy passages will be numerous with some isolated showers. On the rest of the Mediterranean, the sky will remain clear, but mistral and tramontane will still be supported, up to 80 to 90 km / h in gusts, before weakening in the evening.
On the rest of the country, except for some clouds towards the Massif Central and the Pyrenees, the morning will be calm and sunny, in a rather cool atmosphere. In the afternoon, most regions will keep a generous sun. On the other hand, near the Channel, the sky will be cloudy from mid-day and the westerly wind will become sensitive, announcing the arrival of a new disturbance. In the evening, from northern Brittany to the Hauts-de-France, overcast and slightly rainy weather will set in.
Up to 29 degrees on the Mediterranean rim
The minimum temperatures will be down, between 4 and 10 degrees in the northern half of the country and in the Massif Central, locally 2 or 3 degrees from Normandy to Belgium, 8 to 13 degrees to the south, 14 to 19 degrees on the arc Mediterranean and in the lower Rhone valley, locally 20 in Corsica.
The maximum will be slightly higher, ranging between 18 and 23 degrees in the northern half of the country and in the Massif Central, between 20 and 25 degrees in the south, 24 to 29 degrees on the Mediterranean rim.