Sun, idleness, holidays… Say hello to the month of June which is reaching out to us! And with it, the arrival of the meteorological summer which begins on Wednesday June 1, 2022. According to forecasts by La Chaîne Météo, this first week of summer will be marked by a return of heat and thunderstorms throughout France. . After a gradual rise in temperatures on Tuesday, May 31, warm tropical air should make its way towards the center of the country on Wednesday. Under these conditions, “a stormy trend will take place from Poitou and Charentes to the Jura and north of the Alps via Auvergne”.

In the north of the territory, it will be more beautiful and drier despite a little freshness on the Channel coast. As for temperatures, the maximum “will evolve from 15 to 25 ° C from north to south on Monday, before reaching 25 to 30 ° C on average Wednesday and Thursday”, according to the forecaster. Do you live in one of the departments where it will be the hottest this Wednesday, June 1? Check it out in our slideshow below. The information provided is based on data from Météo France as of May 31 at noon and is subject to change.

This tropical atmosphere should extend to three quarters of France during the day of Thursday, June 2, causing the risk of thunderstorms in many regions. “Only the Channel coasts will remain completely free of this degradation, as well as the shores of the Mediterranean”, specifies La Chaîne Météo. In addition, significant accumulations of rain, brutal gusts of wind and heavy hailstorms are likely to occur in places.