Europe 1 with AFP 6:46 a.m., March 13, 2024
Charente-Maritime and Gironde remain on flood alert this Wednesday.
According to Météo-France forecasts, the weather will be calmer and sunny in the south and west of the country, while grayness will dominate elsewhere.
Small clearings will be possible in the afternoon in the north of France, while the thermometer will display mild temperatures for the season.
The weather on Wednesday will be calmer and sunny in the south and west of the country, according to forecasts from Météo-France which keeps Charente-Maritime and Gironde on orange alert for floods.
These two departments are exposed to significant flooding on the Gironde estuary and the Garonne-Dordogne confluence, specifies the meteorological institute.
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Grayness dominates
From the Alps to the Mediterranean rim and around the Pyrenees, beautiful sunshine will return in the morning.
The tramontana will disappear and the mistral will weaken, no longer exceeding 40/50 km/h in gusts.
The sky will be more changeable in Corsica with low clouds on the western facade and some budding in the mountains.
Over the rest of the country, gray weather will still dominate in the morning.
It will give residual light rain over the Grand Est and Franche-Comté.
It will be accompanied by sometimes dense fog over the south-western plains.
These fogs will disappear late in the morning near the Garonne valley, while large clearings will develop elsewhere.
Very mild maximums for the season
In the afternoon, sunny weather will eventually spread throughout the southwest as far as Poitou and Limousin.
From the north-west of France to the Center and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes too, clearings will develop and the afternoon will continue under an alternation of sun and clouds.
The southwest wind will blow around 50 km/h near the Channel.
In the north-east, the appearance of the sun will be more timid, the sky will remain more crowded, particularly in eastern Lorraine and Alsace with a few drops still possible near the Vosges.
Minimum temperatures will be between 4 and 10 degrees in general.
They will locally display 1 to 3 degrees from the interior of Occitanie to the south of Massif Central and from the Alps to the Provençal hinterland.
The maximums will rise significantly, very mild for the season, with 13 to 17 degrees expected in the northern half and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, 17 to 21 degrees near the Mediterranean and in the southwest.