Weather Saturday December 30: temporary improvement before a gust of wind at 100 km/h this evening in the north

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By Gilles MATRICONmeteorologist

This Saturday, December 30, it’s once again the mild weather that’s making the news, under a cloudy sky. The wind strengthens in the evening, with a gale during the night from Saturday to Sunday in certain regions.

To remember


– grayness in the north, more clearings in the south


– numerous maritime entries near the Mediterranean


– some fog in the morning from the Aquitaine basin to the Rhône valley in Mâconnais


– gale in the evening near the English Channel


– generalized softness again




Thermal indicator of the day (average temperature over 30 cities in France)


Minimum temperature: 7.8°C


Maximum temperature: 11.5°C


Average temperature: 9.6°C or +4.6°C above normal




Evolution compared to yesterday


What changes compared to Friday is the return of dry weather to 3/4 of the country with more clearings, notably from the Pyrenees to the Alps to the Alsace plain. It is the opposite near the Mediterranean where low clouds are more numerous. Another change concerns the Channel coasts with a gale that sets in in the evening.




Details by region


In Brittany, be careful, because the wind suddenly strengthens in the afternoon. Gusts reach 100 km/h in the evening under heavy rain.


Min T°: 8 to 11° Max T°: 10 to 13°C




Of the Pays de la Loire to the Normandy, the sky is very cloudy to overcast with one or two drops from time to time. The wind picks up in the afternoon and reaches 80 to 90 km/h at the end of the evening and the following night as a fairly active storm disturbance passes through.


Min temperature: 8 to 11°C Max temperature: 11 to 14°C




Of the Vendée At Paris Basinto Hauts-de-France until the Ardennes, the sky remains very cloudy throughout your day. It is at the end of the evening and during the night from Saturday to Sunday that the wind affects you with gusts of 100 km/h by the sea on the Opal Coast, 80 km/h inland.


Min temperature: 8 to 12°C Max temperature: 10 to 13°C




Of the Gironde has Alsace Passing by the Loire Valleythe weather remains dry under variable skies.


Min temperature: 7 to 11°C Max temperature: 11 to 13°C




Of the Pyrenees At southern Alsace to Alps passing through the The Massif Central, after the low morning clouds dissipate, you find calm and fairly sunny weather.


Min temperature: 2 to 8°C Max temperature: 10 to 13°C




On the Mediterranean regionsthe low clouds already present in the morning in Languedoc-Roussillon spread to Provence Côte d’Azur and Corsica before the end of the afternoon, announcing a brief rainy deterioration for the day on Sunday.


Min temperature: 5 to 10°C Max temperature: 12 to 16°C




Further trend: the disturbance arriving via the Channel on Saturday crosses all of France with rain. As it passes, it causes a gale to the north and a rapid rain-unstable passage near the Mediterranean. It snows in the mountains above 1200 meters. Temperatures drop 2°C compared to the day before, while remaining mild for the season. In the evening and night of New Year’s Eve New Year’s Eveit is the improvement with the establishment of temporarily calmer weather.




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