After the records of Christmas mildness, the New Year’s weekend 2023 could well be the hottest in a large number of regions in France.
During this New Year’s weekend 2023, heat records could well be broken in France, reports The Weather Channel. A southerly wind will bring mild air of subtropical origin, with temperatures of 10 to 13°C at 1500 m altitude in the southern half of France and 5 to 10°C in the northern half. That is 5 to 10°C above seasonal norms.
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Saturday December 31
It will be bad on Saturday from Brittany to Hauts-de-France, via Normandy, with intense rains and winds that can reach 100 km / h on the Channel coast. Elsewhere, the sky will sometimes be cloudy, there will be maritime entries at the level of the Mediterranean coast and a few drops on the Cévennes.
In the morning, the temperatures will go from 6 to 15°C, without any frost in the plain. In the afternoon, we expect 13 to 20°C from north to south with peaks of 23°C in the Basque Country.
In Occitanie, we expect 13°C on waking in Cauterets, in the Hautes-Pyrénées, 11°C in Toulouse, Carcassonne and Perpignan. It will be 5°C in Millau. In the afternoon, the mercury could reach 21°C in Tarbes, 19°C in Albi. The lowest being around 12°C in Alès, in the Gard, where it should rain.
Météo France predicts spring temperatures for the New Year.
For New Year’s Eve night, no winter weather, no frost or snow on the plain. It will be mild, even in the mountains.
Sunday January 1
On the first day of the year 2023, the anticyclone will strengthen, extending to most of France. It will rain less north of the Loire towards the Channel coasts where the wind will always blow quite strongly. In the south, the sun will impose itself quite easily. Temperatures will often be 1 to 2°C milder than the day before, at the level of those that we usually have at the end of April, or even at the beginning of May.
In Occitania, it will continue to rain lightly on the Gard. Everywhere else, the sun will be present from the morning, with temperatures ranging from 8°C in Foix and Millau to 13°C degrees in Montpellier and Nîmes, passing through 10°C in Toulouse and Auch. In the afternoon, we expect up to 21°C in Auch, 20°C in Tarbes and 19°C in Toulouse.
Monday January 2
On Monday January 2, the disturbance will progress towards the eastern regions with light rain. The clearings will return near the English Channel. The lowest temperatures in the morning will be for the northwest, with 7°C in Brest and Rennes and 8°C in Nantes. It will be around 9°C all day in Paris.
In Occitania, the rain will gain ground from the West as the day progresses. It will be a maximum of 14°C in Montpellier in the morning, 11°C in Toulouse and a minimum of 6°C in Cauterets. The afternoon will be in the same gentle vein, with a high of 15°C in Montpellier and Nîmes.