Storm warning for the night of Tuesday August 1 to Wednesday 2 on the coasts of Brittany and Normandy. According to the forecasts of Météo-France, which announces an “autumn” start to August, the sky will remain overcast and showers will start during the day in the North-West. They will be more numerous in the afternoon and will be accompanied by a wind reaching 100 km / h in gusts on the coasts of Brittany and the Channel.
Météo-France has placed 66 departments on yellow alert. The maritime facades of the English Channel (except Calvados) and the Atlantic are also placed in wave-submersion yellow vigilance. This weather phenomenon is indeed coupled with a period of high tides.
“The wind will gradually strengthen on Wednesday morning to reach 70 to 80 km / h inland and nearly 90 km / h on the coast, before a calm expected at the end of the evening”, indicates the prefecture of Calvados on X ( formerly Twitter). Strong waves will develop along the entire coastline, with coefficients between 102 and 104.
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According to Keraunos, the French thunderstorm and tornado observatory, gusts will be close to 100 km/h in the English Channel and “rather 60 to 80 km/h in the interior”. Waves greater than 6 meters are expected at the entrance to the English Channel.
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The westerly wind will also be noticeable from the Gironde estuary to the Center-East and the Grand Est.
