By Cyrille DUCHESNE, Meteorologist
Posted 7/16/22, updated 7/22/22 3:12 PM
Spend your weekend in the sun! It will be generous in most regions, although it’s more progressive on the eastern side. If the situation in the north remains breathable on Saturday, a new, very hot gust of wind with often scorching values in the south is expected nationwide on Sunday.
An anticyclone will inflate again from the west on Saturday and position itself over central Europe on Sunday. The current will shift back to the south to the south-east sector, which favors the rise in temperature with increasingly sunny weather.
Return of the sun for all but rising temperatures on Sunday
Saturday, after the few thunderstorms the day before over the northern half, there will be many low clouds over a central band in the morning. A few residual showers are still possible on the east side before everything is evacuated in the direction of Germany and Switzerland. In the afternoon, the sun rays on the western side will gradually reach the eastern regions, but clouds will continue to cover the reliefs from the Vosges to the Southern Alps, with a risk of thunderstorms that could even extend to the hinterland of Nice and the relief of the Var.
Your Sunday takes place cloudless and under the sun! A few possible thunderstorms can surprise hikers near the border Alps and the Corsican relief. The hot weather will once again spread across the country. The heat wave will continue in the Southeast with even more intense heat.
Very hot in the south, more moderate in the north on Saturday
The return of the great heat is confirmed for this weekend. On Saturday the very high temperatures in the lower Rhône valley and in the Mediterranean hinterland will continue with 35 to 38°C in general. Elsewhere, south of the Loire, temperatures are approaching 31-33°C on average. North of the Loire, the air is supposed to remain a little more breathable. On the other hand, the very hot weather will spread to the north of the country on Sunday. Only the edges of the English Channel should escape the great heat. We therefore expect values between 25 on the edge of the English Channel and more than 40°C in the southwest and in Provence in the afternoon.
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