Heavy rain, snow, 100km/h winds: Storm Diego hits France

The inclement weather conditions are set to begin today (April 7), worsen tomorrow and last into the early hours of Saturday

Heavy rain and strong winds are headed for France

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Emma Morgan

Published Thursday 07 April 2022 - 10:23 Modified Thursday 07 April 2022 - 10:23

France is set to experience heavy rain, snow and wind gusts of up to 100km/h from today (April 7), as Temp锚te Diego arrives over the country.

It will be raining across the majority of France today, and wind speeds will get up to 60-80km/h.

S茅quence agit茅e ces deux prochains jours avec copieuses sur les 2/3 nord et vents forts. On suivra tout particuli猫rement vendredi la d茅pression : temp茅tueux, pluies soutenues, en plaine et cumuls en montagne.
Restez inform茅s
— VigiM茅t茅oFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance)

National weather service M茅t茅o France then predicts that Temp锚te Diego will begin to move eastwards tomorrow (April 8) at midday and reach Germany overnight.

Tomorrow, the wind will grow stronger, reaching 80-100km/h and 110km/h in certain areas of western France. This wind will be accompanied by heavy rainfall and the north of the country can expect snow in the afternoon and evening.

In the northern Alps, 30-50cm of snow could fall above 2,200m, and even 70cm above 3,000m.

All of northern and central France is under a yellow weather alert this morning for high winds and rain, but in some areas this is likely to be upgraded to an orange warning.

For further information, you can visit the M茅t茅o France

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