Marlène Duret with AFP 7:41 p.m., May 19, 2022
The first showers will start early and will quickly turn into a thunderstorm from the Pays de Loire to the Belgian border.
They will be accompanied by strong electrical activity and hailstorms.
At midday, these thundery showers will gradually shift eastward.
The weather will again be very choppy on Friday with fairly strong storms expected which will cross the north of the country, announces Météo France in its forecast.
The first showers will start early and will quickly turn into a thunderstorm from the Pays de Loire to the Belgian border.
They will be accompanied by strong electrical activity and hailstorms.
At midday, these thundery showers will gradually shift eastward.
Clearings will be present from the morning on the Breton tip and will reach western Normandy at midday.
On the other hand, from the Center to the North-East and in the Hauts de France, the situation will remain to be monitored.
Numerous thunderstorms will break out until late afternoon.
The showers can be marked and will be accompanied by hail and gusts of wind.
In the evening, the stormy axis will concern the Grand-Est.
Wind gusts can be strong and reach 80 to 90 km/h.
Strong thunderstorms will be possible, with hail in places.
Up to 33 to 35 degrees in Auvergne
In the South-West and from the Massif Central to the Center-East, the sky will be cloudy.
A few showers will occur on the relief of the Alps.
Low clouds will be able to resist on the side of the Atlantic coast.
The sun will shine in the southeast.
The Autan wind will continue to blow in its area with gusts between 60 and 70 km/h.
The southerly wind will be sensitive in the Rhône valley with gusts reaching 80 km/h.
On the temperature side, the minimums will be between 10 and 14 degrees in a North-West quarter, 13 to 19 degrees elsewhere from north to south and up to 20 degrees in Occitania.
The highs will remain cool near the English Channel with 17 to 20 degrees.
Along the Atlantic coast and from Brittany to Hauts de France, it will be necessary to wait between 18 and 24 degrees.
In the rest of the country, temperatures will be warmer with 27 to 33 degrees, up to 33 to 35 degrees in Auvergne.