Only a few days left to enjoy the sun: what to expect from the weekend weather ?

While the weekend was marked by strong storms which caused the death of 3 people in Aube, the summer period is struggling to get off the ground. The first week of July looks set to be rather cool and humid for the season, with thunderstorms expected this Saturday, July 6. An exception to the general monotony, the Mediterranean regions are truly entering summer, without experiencing a heatwave.

For this first week of July, France finds itself at the crossroads of the Azores anticyclone and depressions coming from northern Europe. Consequence ? Rather low temperatures for the season, with less than 20°C in Brittany, Normandy and the North at the start of the week, as announced by BFM Météo.

Showers are also forecast from Wednesday across the entire northern half of the country. Only the Mediterranean rim will experience real summer weather thanks to a mistral and a tramontane which will clear the sky. The mercury will rise to 29 °C in Montpellier on Friday July 5.

Thunderstorms expected this Saturday, July 6

On Saturday, the weather could get bad according to La Chaîne Météo, with rain forecast across the entire country. Strong thunderstorms are also forecast. The regions most affected are Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, but the disturbances will increase in the center and east of France as the day goes on.

Several departments under surveillance

As a reminder, following the violent storms of Saturday June 29, the departments of Meuse, Marne, Aube and Vosges are still classified under yellow alert "storms" by Météo France. The Haute-Marne department is classified orange vigilance "floods".