Europe 1 with AFP 08:00, February 21, 2024
This Wednesday, the sky will be overcast over almost the entire country and rainy in the northwest during the day, according to Météo-France forecasts. The maximums will range from 9 to 11 degrees from the northeastern borders to 15 to 18 along the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean arc.
The sky will be overcast on Wednesday over almost the entire country and rainy in the northwest during the day, according to Météo-France forecasts. Except for Corsica and the extreme south-east of the country in the morning, clouds will be omnipresent all day long across the entire territory.
Sustained rains
It will rain from the start of the day north of a line going from the Loire estuary towards Nord-Pas-de-Calais. These rains will be sustained in Brittany, accompanied by a southwest wind blowing up to 70 km/h.
In the afternoon, the rains will extend from the Garonne estuary towards Luxembourg, they will be abundant from Brittany to the Belgian border, lasting and heavier from Finistère to the Gulf of Morbihan under the effect of the wind from the southwest. This wind will also affect the Channel coasts, up to 80 km/h near the Pointe du Cotentin and the Strait of Pas-de-Calais.
Up to 18 degrees along the Pyrenees
The following night, these precipitations will continue their progress towards the south to water the southern two-thirds of the country, with snowfall in the Alps from 1,400 m. The southwesterly wind will reach 70 to 80 km/h over the terrain of the Massif Central and the Vosges.
At daybreak, the thermometer will display between 2 and 8 degrees in the interior, between 8 and 11 by the sea. The maximums will range from 9 to 11 degrees from the northeast borders to 15 to 18 along the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean arc.