The cold remains but the sun returns to part of France this weekend. Significant differences are to be expected, with temperatures that could double.
This year, autumn is a little early. Since Tuesday, France has been crossed by a polar air mass that extends over most of the country. But from Friday, the gusts of wind sweeping the south and the few thunderstorms rather present in the northern half should weaken and give way to sunshine for the entire weekend. The cold will persist with temperatures expected to be very low for the season, even if we are far from the previous records of freshness.
Saturday is marked by the improvement coming from the south of France thanks to the Azores high pressure system. The sun dominates over the whole country with the exception of the eastern departments of France, where a few scattered showers could occur. A sign of the freshness spreading across France, the first white frosts are however expected in the morning, particularly in the Centre-Val de Loire and the Auvergne region. And in the south, the mistral and tramontane winds are starting to run out of steam.
Temperatures remain cool, between 3 and 8°C over three quarters of the country. Only the departments around the Mediterranean manage to reach 13 to 15°C in the morning. In the afternoon, all departments will gain 10°C to 12°C more than in the morning, except in Corsica with only 8 small degrees more, La Chaîne Météo still predicts 22°C on the Isle of Beauty and up to 25°C along the Mediterranean coasts.
On Sunday, the wind will continue to weaken in the southeast. After the fog passes over the northern half in the morning, a few clouds will form over the northeast quarter of the country, between Lille and Dijon. Over the rest of the country, a clear and bright sky is expected. Despite the cool weather that persists once again, Sunday will be generally more pleasant, with temperatures slightly higher than the day before.
In the morning, the thermometer will display 10 to 15°C in the Île-de-France, the Atlantic coast and the south-east quarter, but for the rest of the country, we should expect to find temperatures around 4 to 8°C. The afternoon should be similar to the day before, with clear skies over the western half and the south-east. Similarities also in terms of temperatures with 17 to 20°C in the northern half and up to 25°C in the south, between Perpignan and Nice. Overall, it is near the coasts that the temperatures will be the highest. But be careful, the wind will not have disappeared, especially in the south.
It’s a rather calm and sunny weekend that is on the horizon and that we will have to take advantage of because Monday marks the return of cloudy weather from east to west with a return of mistral in the southeast. In terms of temperature, the heat present in the south rises in the center of the country and along the Atlantic coasts. Monday, the minimums are for Rennes and Aurillac with 8°C in the morning and 18°C in the afternoon and the maximums for Perpignan and Montpellier with 16°C and 26°C.