There is a vast low-pressure area that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to Scandinavia. Over the next few days, a fairly strong south-westerly current will circulate rainy areas as well as fairly mild maritime air from Brittany and the Bay of Biscay. It will rain regularly on Thursday morning, especially in the country’s interior, and the sky will become less cloudy from the west throughout the day but with some local downpours still possible. Mild temperatures will prevail, ranging from 13 to 16º in the plains and at the sea, and from 9 to 13º on the Ardennes relief. The south-westerly wind will sometimes blow unpleasantly, with peaks of 45 to 65 km/h. The following night will be quite rainy, with local peak winds reaching 70 km/h. On Friday, the rains will dissipate towards the east, but there will still be temporary shower outbreaks in all regions. It will be mild but quite windy, with gusts locally reaching 75-85 km/h in the showers. The current from west to south-west will remain very fast on Saturday, even losing a few degrees. Temperatures will reach a maximum of around 6 to 10º in the Ardennes and between 10 and 13º in the plain. Showers will still occur, which will be stronger, and sometimes accompanied by thunderclaps south of the Sambre and Meuse furrow, but it will be the winds between 60 and 90 km/h that will be noticed the most. On Sunday, a fairly active depression will appear over the western Channel and in Brittany, and it will continue its course towards southern Germany. It will be accompanied by fairly heavy rainfall over the country in the morning, turning into melting snow in the evening on the Ardennes relief. Temperatures will range from 3 to 10º during the day, but in the evening, they will drop to 0º on the Ardennes heights and between 3 and 5º in the other regions. The wind, which will shift to the north in the afternoon, will still blow with peaks between 70 and 80 km/h on the coast and between 50 and 70 km/h inland. On Monday, a fairly cold current of polar origin will cross the North Sea and bring seasonal weather with showers of rain, sleet, or melting snow on the plains and melting snow/snow on the relief of the Ardennes, where a few centimeters will be possible on higher ground. Highs of 5 to 9º but no more than 1 to 4º in the upper Ardennes. The northwest wind will become a little less strong with peaks returning between 40 and 60 km/h. An anticyclone arriving in the north of France on Tuesday and Wednesday will favor a decrease in the precipitation trend, but the night clearings will lower the minimum temperatures between 0 and -3º in the plain and between -3 and -8º south of the Sambre furrow and Meuse, with maybe mixes of -8 to -10º in some valleys of the eastern Ardennes. It will generally be dry and not very windy but often under a cloudy sky, with temperatures remaining between 6 and 13º in the afternoon. The low pressure activity will resume with renewed vigor over the near Atlantic and the British Isles, and the flow will quickly return to the southwest with the return of the disturbed areas accompanied by rains but also by slightly cooler air. The temperatures will no longer freeze at night, and the maximums will show seasonal values, i.e. 7 to 14º, depending on altitude.
A vast low-pressure area extends from the Atlantic Ocean to Scandinavia and will maintain a fairly strong south-westerly current over the next few days in which rainy areas circulate but also fairly mild maritime air from Brittany and the Bay of Biscay.
It will therefore rain regularly this Thursday morning, especially in the interior of the country, the sky becoming less cloudy from the west during the course of the day but with still one or another local downpour.
Mildness will prevail with temperatures between 13 and 16º in the plains and at the sea and 9 to 13º on the Ardennes relief.
The south-westerly wind will sometimes blow unpleasantly with peaks of 45 to 65 km/h.
The following night will again be quite rainy with peak winds locally reaching 70 km/h but it will be mild with lows between 7 and 11º.
Friday :
The rains will evacuate towards the east and the sky will clear up quickly in the morning with however still outbreaks of temporary showers in all regions.
It will still be mild but quite windy with gusts locally reaching 75-85 km / h in the showers.
SATURDAY :
The current from west to south-west will remain very fast, even losing a few degrees, the maximum remaining around 6 to 10º in the Ardennes and between 10 and 13º in the plain.
There will still be showers which will be stronger and sometimes accompanied by thunderclaps south of the Sambre and Meuse furrow but it will be above all the wind which will be noticed with gusts between 60 and 90 km/h.
Sunday :
A fairly active depression will appear during the night over the western Channel and in Brittany and will continue its course towards the east towards southern Germany.
It will be accompanied in the morning by fairly heavy rainfall over the country, turning into melting snow in the evening on the Ardennes relief.
It will still be 3 to 10º during the day but in the evening these temperatures will drop to 0º on the Ardennes heights and between 3 and 5º in the other regions.
The wind that will shift to the north in the afternoon will still blow with peaks between 70 and 80 km/h on the coast and between 50 and 70 km/h inland.
Monday :
A fairly cold current of polar origin will cross the North Sea and bring us seasonal weather with showers of rain, sleet or melting snow on the plains and melting snow/snow on the relief of the Ardennes where a few centimeters will be possible on higher ground.
Highs of 5 to 9º but no more than 1 to 4º in the upper Ardennes.
The northwest wind will become a little less strong with peaks returning between 40 and 60 km / h
Evolution for next Tuesday and Wednesday:
The arrival of an anticyclone in the north of France will favor a decrease in the precipitation trend but the night clearings will lower the minimum temperatures between 0 and -3º in the plain and between -3 and -8º south of the Sambre furrow and Meuse with maybe mixes -8 to -10º in some valleys of the eastern Ardennes.
It will generally be dry and not very windy but often under a cloudy sky with temperatures remaining between 6 and 13º in the afternoon.
Probable trend for the period from March 30 to April 2:
With the low pressure activity which will resume with renewed vigor over the near Atlantic and the British Isles, the flow will quickly return to the southwest with the return of the disturbed areas accompanied by rains but also by slightly cooler air.
It will no longer freeze at night and the maximums will show seasonal values, i.e. 7 to 14º depending on altitude.
In conclusion, the weather over the next few days will be dominated by a vast low-pressure system bringing regular rainfall, mild temperatures, and strong south-westerly winds. There may also be occasional thunderstorms and downpours in certain regions. While the rain is expected to ease up in the coming days, the wind will remain a factor, with gusts potentially reaching up to 90 km/h in some areas. Towards the end of the forecast period, we can expect a return to unsettled conditions with further rain and cooler temperatures on the horizon. Stay safe and keep an eye on the forecast for any changes in weather conditions.