Marlène Duret with AFP 7:56 p.m., May 2, 2022

France is cut in two in the morning, with variable skies with beautiful clearings over the northern half of the country, and often very cloudy skies over the southern half.

In the afternoon, from the southwest to Alsace and the center-east, the weather becomes unstable and showers set in.

Thunderstorms can overflow into the plains at the end of the day.

At the very beginning of the day, mists and gloom are present in places near the Channel coast.

France is cut in two in the morning, with variable skies with beautiful clearings over the northern half of the country, and often very cloudy skies over the southern half.

Light rains are still expected in the morning on the Pyrenean foothills.

In the afternoon, from the southwest to Alsace and the center-east, the weather becomes unstable and showers set in.

They are more numerous on the relief and take on a stormy character in the second part of the afternoon.

Thunderstorms can overflow into the plains at the end of the day.

Bright day in Corsica

The Mediterranean coast remains spared by this turbulent weather, as does the north-west quarter of France and the north of the country, which retain very sunny weather.

The day promises to be pleasant and bright in Corsica, with however possible showers on the relief in the afternoon.

Lows are between 4 and 9 on the northern half, 9 to 15 degrees further south.

In the afternoon, temperatures show 14 to 18 degrees from Brittany to the Belgian border, 19 to 23 degrees elsewhere.