The weekend of March 25 will mark the transition to summer time overnight from Saturday to Sunday. At the same time, La Chaîne Météo predicts torrential rains and strong winds that will affect a large part of the French departments. Indeed, Cyrille Duschesne, meteorologist for La Chaîne Météo, announces the risk of storms and cooling on the territory. “The rains will be heavy and the winds sometimes very strong,” he said. In some departments, snow will also be present this weekend.

The disturbances will form to “extend from the North Atlantic to Northern Europe”. Thus, “it will convey a parade of active disturbances on the hexagon at the end of the week”. Strong winds and heavy rain are therefore expected over most of the territory. Temperatures will be between 5 and 8°C for Saturday March 25 and Sunday March 26. Consult in our slideshow below the departments affected by this rain.

For Saturday March 25, rainy weather is expected in the northern half as well as the Grand Est region. Conversely, the south of the Loire will be sheltered from these disturbances. “These disturbances will be accompanied by rain and showers with a fairly strong wind, especially by the sea, and strong waves”, specifies Cyrille Duchesne.

For Sunday, the situation will deteriorate. Indeed, a “wind shift to the northwest” is announced. The winds will blow particularly strong on Sunday evening. Two regions are mainly affected by a risk of storms. Indeed, the Occitanie region and New Aquitaine will experience a peak in the early evening ranging from 80 to 90 km / h.

Find out in our slideshow below if your department is affected by these risks.