Sun, storms: What weather in France for today鈥檚 鈥榣undi de Pentec么te鈥�?
The weather is divided, with sun in the northern half and storms breaking out across the south
The weather today and tomorrow in France is forecast to be in two halves, split north-south
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罢辞诲补测鈥檚 lundi de Pentec么te (Monday, May 29) has a mixed forecast across France, with generous sunshine in the north, but storms expected to hit in the south.
The weather will be largely the same as over the past two days, said forecaster M茅t茅o France, split by a north-south divide.
Sunshine in the north
The forecaster said: 鈥淣orth of the Bordeaux-M芒con line, weather will remain sunny. The sky is almost cloudless at the moment, with some low clouds from Contentin in the north of Brittany at the start of the day.鈥�
Wind is expected in the northeast with gusts of up to 70km/h, especially along the northern Channel coast. However, it will still feel warm with temperatures set to reach 26-27C this afternoon.
Storms in the south
However, in the south, storms are expected.
M茅t茅o France said: 鈥淪tormy weather will start in the middle of the day in the Pyr茅n茅es, the Massif Central, the Alps, and Corsica. Storms will occur in the afternoon in Aquitaine, Midi-Pyr茅n茅es, and the Rh么ne valley.鈥�
The forecaster has placed 29 departments on yellow alert for storms however most are set to end by late evening. Yet, stormy weather is expected to continue on May 30, with more sun in the north and storms in the south.
Already, M茅t茅o France said that 55mm of rain has fallen in 40 minutes near St Andr茅 les Alpes.
The departments on storm alert are:
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Ard猫che, Ari猫ge, Aude, Aveyron, Bouches-du-Rh么ne, Cantal, Corse-du-Sud, Haute-Corse, Dr么me, Gard, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Gironde, H茅rault, Is猫re, Landes, Haute-Loire, Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Loz猫re, Pyr茅n茅es-Atlantiques, Hautes-Pyr茅n茅es, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne, Var, and Vaucluse.
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