Company | Weather in Provence: a deterioration to be expected at the end of the week without affecting temperatures
The sun should largely dominate this beginning of the week in Provence. And this despite some fog and other maritime entries. From Thursday afternoon, the sky will darken and give some light precipitation. Here is the weather forecast for the week in detail.
Tuesday : the wind will be light and the sky will be blue, except in the Rhône valley and the Durance valley where patches of fog will circulate in the morning. Temperatures range from 12 (Avignon) to 15°C (Marseille) for the minimum and from 24 (Rhône Valley) to 26°C (Aix), or even 27°C in Salonais. This represents values at + 6°C if we compare with seasonal norms. In the evening, we will be dealing with maritime entries that will take up residence on the coast.
Thursday, changeover day
Wednesday : the maritime entries from the previous evening will continue by the sea and will even spread over the Rhone lands (Bollène, Avignon, Orange). It will be a few clouds that will remain at sea in the afternoon to give more space to the rays of the sun. The “mercury” remains more or less stable: between 14 and 16°C in the morning, between 24 and 26°C at the height of the day. No significant gusts of wind.
Thursday : it is the day when the weather changes, indicates Météo-France, antenna of Aix. The sky will begin to cloud over in the west with the risk of rain in the Rhône valley. Showers which will mainly spread over the Vaucluse in the afternoon. Everywhere, in any case, the azure will be gloomy.
This degradation may not have an influence on the temperatures. They will be generally the same as the day before. In addition, a moderate westerly wind is also on the program.
Possible thunderstorms
Friday : the trend, according to forecasters, is for a rainy day. Local thunderstorms are even announced. No heavy rainfall a priori and always the same type of wind with peaks not exceeding 40 to 50 km / h.
The minima will climb (the clouds will prevail the heat to disperse in the atmosphere): from 15 to even 19°C on the coast as in Marseille. Stability, on the other hand, for the maximum: from 24 to 25°C. Stable yes, but at a fairly exceptional level for the second half of October. The autumn freshness is waiting…
27°C in Marseille this Saturday
It’s not a record but we can say that it was hot all the same. In Marseille, the “mercury” rose to 27.5°C this Saturday. The usual average is 20.9°C. The record for a month of October in the Marseille city was set at more than 30°C.