The weather for the day of this Thursday, March 28, promises to be rough in France, with strong winds on the western side of the country and strong swells in the south, requiring orange wind and wave-submersion vigilance in seven departments, reported Meteo France.
Charente-Maritime, Côtes-d’Armor, Finistère, Loire-Atlantique, Deux-Sèvres and Vendée are placed on wind orange vigilance, and Var on wave-submersion vigilance.
In the West, the southwest wind should reach 70 to 90 km/h inland, and up to 110 km/h on the shore, or even 120 towards the tip of Brittany.
Trains at a standstill
These forecasts result from the passage of the Nelson depression over the south of England. “The strongest gusts are expected around midday. The lull will occur at the end of the afternoon or evening,” indicates Météo-France. In this context, strong waves are also expected and the Atlantic coastline has been placed on yellow wave-submersion alert.
In this context, the SNCF has announced that it is implementing its “Stop circulation” system on several lines. The Caen-Cherbourg or Granville-Rennes connections will thus be at a standstill, reported France Bleu Normandie. In Finistère, there will be no TER or TGV to run between Quimper and Landerneau, according to the Télégramme.
Vigilance in the south
Although the PACA coastline is not affected by the “Nelson” depression, a strong south to southwest swell is expected, and the maximum intensity will affect the western half of the Var on Thursday morning, from 6 a.m. to noon. The alert level will then change to yellow for the rest of the day on Thursday.
To a lesser extent, the coastlines of Bouches-du-Rhône, eastern Var, Alpes-Maritimes and western Southern Corsica are placed on yellow level wave-submersion vigilance on Thursday. The sea state should ease in the second part of the day.
