Weather alert: six departments placed on orange alert for violent winds this Thursday March 28: Femme Actuelle Le MAG

After the good weather, the wind will blow across the West of France. Météo-France unveiled its end-of-day bulletin, Wednesday March 27, 2024. In it, it is indicated that six departments will have to exercise great vigilance. Indeed, Finistère, Côtes-d’Armor, Loire-Atlantique, Vendée, Charente-Maritime and Deux-Sèvres are affected by the orange vigilance for violent winds. This begins at 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. according to initial information. These departments should be impacted by Storm Nelson, which will cause gusts of 100 to 110 km/h while the wind is likely to blow at 120 to 130 km/h. It will also be necessary to exercise great caution in the Var since this department is placed on orange wave-submersion vigilance. An episode is expected between 6 a.m. and 12 p.m. The neighboring departments of Var, Alpes-Maritimes and Bouches-du-Rhône, are placed on yellow alert.

Weather: very unstable weather expected for the Easter weekend

The French were able to enjoy a few days of sunshine but they will have to get used to the gray and humid weather, especially for the Easter weekend. Meteorologist Régis Crépet revealed his forecasts on the site of The Weather Channel, Wednesday March 27, 2024. “From north to south, all regions will experience rainy periods,” he first indicated. The center-east and south-east should be affected by stormy rain this Saturday March 30, 2024. The same for Ile-de-France, Champagne and Burgundy. Regarding the expected temperatures, they will be very mild in the southeast, with 12 to 16°C. And for the rest of France, they will be between 5 and 10°C.

The sun will not make its comeback for Sunday March 31. In fact, the time will be “very disturbed and agitated” in the south-east with heavy rain expected between Languedoc, the Cévennes and the PACA region. For the rest of the country, you will have to track down the rare periods of calm and clearings for those who wish to find Easter eggs outdoors. In terms of temperatures, they will be 5 to 14°C during the morning and will climb between 13 and 20°C in the afternoon. Regarding Easter Monday, heavy showers are expected with occasional clearings. The only positive point will be the temperatures which should be mild during these three days.